National Guard, Trump and Los Angeles
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A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Southern California.
Three-day trial will determine if the government violated a 19th century law that bars the military from civil law enforcement
The Trump administration is sending 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles after two days of isolated clashes between federal immigration agents and protesters.
It’s been over a week since President Trump deployed National Guard troops and federal agents to our nation’s capitol in the name of cracking down on crime in the city. What do the laws allow?
(Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times) The Trump administration is sending 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles after two days of isolated clashes between federal immigration agents and protesters.
In 1992, President George W. Bush used the Insurrection Act to call in the National Guard after deadly rioting broke out in Los Angeles following the beating of Rodney King.
In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.
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National Guard rehearsed show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies
Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman testified Tuesday at a trial to determine whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed the soldiers and U.S. Marines to Southern California this summer.
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