Trump, Gavin Newsom and protest
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California governor files lawsuit
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Trump deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against the wishes of Newsom and Bass. Newsom sued the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.
The divergent approaches show how the two parties are trying to navigate national politics and the role of executive power.
A man accused of distributing riot gear just steps away from federal buildings in downtown Los Angeles during an anti-ICE protest was arrested Thursday morning, federal officials announced.
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President Donald Trump’s aggressive response to anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles is fueling a California push to insulate state residents’ personal data from Washington. Tech-skeptical California lawmakers and activists fear the Trump administration will leverage tech tools to track and punish demonstrators accused of interfering with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
The one-mile-radius curfew covers a portion of downtown Los Angeles. Parts of Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Fashion District, and the Arts District are within or near the curfew's boundaries. You can see the curfew's parameters in full, below:
A federal judge will hear California’s request today to limit the presence of National Guard and Marines deployed by Trump to Los Angeles to just guarding federal buildings. National Guard troops have been involved in detaining civilians and have been accompanying immigration agents on their L.
Videos and photographs of Wednesday raids across the country show people clashing with, running from and being arrested by immigration agents.
The Pennsylvania senator warned that his party would lose “the moral high ground” if it did not go further in condemning acts of destruction or violence, which local officials said were under control.