Trump, Los Angeles and Immigration Protests
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Thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids as unrest grows in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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.
Protests over immigration raids have broken out in several other cities, including Chicago, New York, San Antonio and Spokane, Washington.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will give remarks Thursday morning as demonstrations sprout up nationwide in protest of President Trump’s sweeping immigration agenda. Following U.S.
LA Mayor Karen Bass issued an overnight curfew for about 1 square mile in downtown LA, which has been the site of clashes between police and protesters over the last six days.
A curfew was imposed in downtown Los Angeles to calm demonstrations against federal immigration raids. Tensions flared after President Trump sent troops, and protests spread to other U.S. cities.
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.
An Australian television journalist was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet Sunday while reporting live from downtown Los Angeles on the large-scale protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and subsequent deployment of California National Guard troops to the city.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta outlined why he and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are suing the Trump administration, saying President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.