Trump Allowed to Keep National Guard in Los Angeles
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President Donald Trump's deployment of L.A. will be “the first, perhaps, of many,” he told reporters this week.
The detention of the U.S. Army veteran and immigrant who obtained U.S. citizenship, punctuated a series of unusual events that have appealed to Trump supporters but outraged other Americans.
The Marines and the National Guard personnel deployed amid the protests in to Los Angeles will operate under the same rules of force and will not be engaging crowds unless necessary, according to two U.S. officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids, the commander in charge said Wednesday, but they quickly turned them over to law enforcement.
McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.
U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles to help temper unrest in the city, stopped and detained an American citizen trying to enter a federal building.
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Los Angeles residents and experts say the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around the country.