Trump defends deployment of Marines to LA
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Some 700 U.S. Marines arrived in the greater Los Angeles area after days of protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that have rippled across the U.S.Their arrival comes amid heightened tensions between California leaders,
It's been five days since anti-ICE demonstrations erupted in Los Angeles, some turning violent between protesters and law enforcement officers, prompting President Trump to deploy National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.
Parts of the 101 Freeway, Alameda, Los Angeles St., Spring St., Main St., Aliso St., Commercial St., Temple Ave., 1st St and Arcadia St. are currently blocked off to drivers, the LAPD said.
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Trump is begging for a fight on this. He knows what he’s doing so far is working with the American electorate," one data analyst noted
A revered California labor leader arrested for his involvement in protests decrying immigration raids in Los Angeles is out on bond, after demonstrators came out nationwide Monday to demand his release.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday requested a federal judge issue a temporary restraining order—and asked it be issued by 4 p.m. EDT— blocking President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles where anti-immigration protests have ensued in recent days.
6:30 p.m.: More than 100 people gathered at the immigration services building and detention center in downtown Los Angeles to protest the raids. DHS officers fired pepper balls at the protesters before the Los Angeles Police Department dispersed the crowd.
Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
Protests have taken place in parts of downtown Los Angeles and in several cities in California. Are we in for a repeat this weekend?