Protests Over Immigration Raids Pop up Across US
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and officials from more than a dozen other cities in L.A. County banded together on Wednesday, June 11, offering a unified message to President Donald Trump and his administration: End the immigration raids and stop sowing unnecessary fear in our communities.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his decision to order troops to provide security during federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, telling senators on Wednesday it's about “maintaining law and order.
About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday
An already tight labor market could worsen as the Trump administration continues with military deployment in LA.
The request came Monday after President Donald Trump a ordered thousands of National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles.
Galvez, a previously deported illegal immigrant with prior criminal record, arrested by ICE after allegedly attacking officers with a Molotov cocktail during LA riots.
Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm and fired a nonlethal round at close range.
Protests continued into Saturday, prompting Trump to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area - a move condemned by California's Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass.