Los Angeles, Trump and National Guard troops
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom had sued Trump in an attempt to block the deployment of federal troops in the city, which Newsom has called a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”
California has challenged the administration’s move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.
Newsom filed a lawsuit Monday in response to Trump ordering the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles following protests over his stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws. They were originally called in to protect federal buildings, and the president later ordered the deployment of 700 Marines.
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Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
A federal judge said the White House has until noon Friday to give Gavin Newsom control of the National Guard in L.A.
"If he can successfully militarize LA without significant political consequences, Baltimore is next," said Angela Angel of BLM PAC.
A group of Black and Latino civil rights leaders has condemned President Trump’s decision to deploy the military to Los Angeles, describing the move as a brazen abuse of power and blatant attempt to attack communities of color.