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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump praised the National Guard for their work after violent protests broke out in Los Angeles over the administration’s crackdown on immigration enforcement as demonstrations are set up until the afternoon of June 8th.
Trump wrote in a post about the true social work “Great Work by the National Guard in Los Angeles” after two days of violence, conflict and anxiety. The message comes after the president ordered thousands of troops to the area amid a prominent conflict between police and protesters.
However, less than an hour after the president shared the National Guard, which praised his post, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wrote to X that the military was still “not deployed in the city of Los Angeles.”
Local officials declared an illegal rally and responded to the crowd gathering by firing tear gas, pepper spray and flash van concussions.
Several video footage of the protest showed dozens of green security officers with gas masks lined up on the scattered roads with shopping carts that had capsized when a small canister exploded into a gas cloud.
Protesters say the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement violates citizens and human rights. The drastic immigration efforts that are characteristic of Trump’s second term have caught up with those who live legally in the country, leading to legal challenges.
“Now they know they can’t go anywhere in this country where our people are and are trying to lure our workers, our people. They can’t do that without systematic and intense resistance,” said protester Ron Gosches 44.
But where is the protest happening? How will California Governor Gavin Newsom respond? What should you know about this:
Why did Trump summon the National Guard?
Trump ordered around 2,000 National Guard personnel to help quell the protests in Los Angeles. There, they attacked police on riot equipment that clashed with protesters against harsh federal actions against undocumented immigrants.
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, some protesters threw large chunks of broken concrete at officers, cutting tires and tainted the building.
White House spokesman Caroline Levitt said Trump signed a memo deploying security guards on June 7, “We will deal with the lawlessness that was allowed.”
“The Trump administration has a zero-tolerance policy against criminal activity and violence, especially when the violence seeks to be the law enforcement officers they are trying to do their job,” she said in a statement.
Where are the protests happening in LA?
On June 7, a massive protest exploded in Paramount, Los Angeles County, about 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. It came as immigration and customs enforcement agents carried out enforcement activities in the area and arrested at least 44 people on suspicion of immigration violations.
Approximately 350-400 protesters gathered, some were seen throwing things at agents.
Since then, demonstrations have spread across parts of Los Angeles. The second protest in downtown Los Angeles Saturday night attracted around 60 people. He chanted slogans such as “LA!”
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said two deputies were taken to community hospitals due to injuries, but multiple reports say they were released.
Protesters also reported injuries. One skirmish included the arrest of union leaders and the arrest of David Fuerta, president of the California Coalition of Service Employees.
What did Gavin Newsom say?
Newsom wrote in a June 7th X post that the move to deploy National Guard troops from the federal government is “deliberately inflammatory and only escalates tension.”
“LA officials will have access to law enforcement assistance right away. We are in close coordination with the city and county and need not be presently met,” Newsmom wrote.
How many people were arrested?
The Department of Homeland Security said ICE operations had arrested 118 undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles last week.
Los Angeles police confirmed early June 8 that one person was arrested in connection with the demonstration, along with several other people who were detained but have not yet been formally charged, according to multiple reports.
Contributed by: Bad Janssen, USA Today; Reuters
