Trump, California and national guard
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Several U.S. House members said they received no advance notice about the federal immigration sweeps that began Friday at L.A. worksites and other locations.
Trump claims the troops are quelling protests. But California officials fear their real mission is bigger: militarizing mass deportation.
President Donald Trump's federalization of California National Guard soldiers "flouts the vision of our Founders, undermines the rule of law, and sets a chilling precedent that puts the constitutional rights of Americans in every state at risk,
A federal judge will hear California’s request today to limit the presence of National Guard and Marines deployed by Trump to Los Angeles to just guarding federal buildings. National Guard troops have been involved in detaining civilians and have been accompanying immigration agents on their L.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed over 5,000 National Guard troops and 2,000 DPS officers to back up law enforcement in anticipation of protests against President Trump’s immigration
The divergent approaches illustrate the ways the two parties are trying to navigate national politics and the role of executive power in enforcing immigration policies.
Pentagon officials said the cost of deploying thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles is $134 million.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says the federal military intervention in Los Angeles marks the onset of a much broader effort by President Donald Trump to overturn political and cultural norm
A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday challenging Trump's use of the National Guard and Marines to support immigration raids in Los Angeles. California leaders warn that the military intervention is the onset of a much broader effort by Trump to overturn norms at the heart of America's political system.