National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles, deployed by President Donald Trump, to address protests against federal immigration authorities carrying out deportations. This deployment is happening over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, following clashes involving tear gas, flash-bangs, and rocks.
National Guard troops begin arriving in Los Angeles to quell immigration protests
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles, deployed by President Donald Trump, to address protests against federal immigration authorities carrying out deportations. This deployment is happening over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom, following clashes involving tear gas, flash-bangs, and rocks.
Trending- 1 Previous day (relative to Saturday): Series of sweeps by immigration authorities in LA, including fashion district and Home Depot.
- 2 Weeklong tally: Immigrant arrests in LA climb past 100.
- 3 Saturday: Clashes near Home Depot in Paramount; car set on fire in Compton; protests continue into evening.
- 4 Early Sunday: California National Guard troops begin arriving in Los Angeles.
- 5 Sunday: President Trump orders deployment of 2,000 California National Guard troops.
- Deployment of National Guard troops
- Increased tensions between federal and state authorities
- Clashes between protesters and federal agents
- Use of tear gas, flash-bangs, pepper balls
- Arrests
- Property damage (car set on fire, burning refuse)
- Threat of U.S. military deployment
What: National Guard troops are being deployed to Los Angeles by President Donald Trump to quell protests against federal immigration authorities conducting deportations. This action is opposed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
When: Early Sunday (relative to article publication) for troops arriving; 'recent days' for protests; 'last two days' for confrontations at Metropolitan Detention Center; Saturday for clashes near Home Depot; 'previous day' for sweeps; 'weeklong tally' of arrests.
Where: Los Angeles, California, downtown Los Angeles (federal complex, Metropolitan Detention Center), Paramount (near Home Depot), Compton.
Why: To 'stamp out protests' against federal immigration authorities carrying out deportations; to 'address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester'; protests fueled by opposition to ICE deportation efforts and immigrant arrests.
How: President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 California National Guard troops; troops are staging at the federal complex in downtown Los Angeles; federal agents used tear gas, flash-bang explosives, and pepper balls against protesters; protesters hurled rocks and cement; a union leader was arrested for impeding law enforcement.