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Protests escalate in Los Angeles: Trump sends National Guard!
Protests in Los Angeles against Trump's immigration policies are escalating, National Guardsmen are mobilized, legal disputes are pending.
Protests escalate in Los Angeles: Trump sends National Guard!
There's a lot going on in Los Angeles. The protests against US President Donald Trump's migration policy have reached a new level and the situation is more tense than ever. Already on Saturday, the president mobilized 2,000 National Guard troops via a memorandum to bring the situation on site under control. The emergency services are intended to help defuse the violence resulting from the protests against the immigration authorities ICE. How Mercury reported that the first soldiers will arrive in Los Angeles on Sunday morning.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who vehemently opposes Trump's actions, announced that of the touted 2,000 National Guard troops, only around 300 were on site. “That’s less than announced,” he criticizes, expressing concern about the escalating situation. Meanwhile, the US government has already officially confirmed the mobilization of the National Guard, while the National Guard will be deployed to three locations in the city, as ABC News holds on.
Political tensions are increasing
The protests resulting from the ICE raids directly target the U.S. immigration agency's deportation policy, which detains undocumented immigrants. In recent days there have been sometimes violent clashes between demonstrators and the police, who switched their weapons to stun grenades and rubber bullets. According to official figures, eleven arrests have already been made during the protests in Los Angeles, while in New York City at least 22 activist voices from the protest scene have been taken into custody.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has sharply criticized the use of ICE cops, saying local police do not want to work with federal authorities. She sees the operations as a dangerous escalation that endangers public order. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also reacted to the brutal protests and expressed concern about the injury of a journalist by the police.
The role of the navy
Like the website The time Reportedly, the 60-day National Guard deployment could also mobilize Marines as needed. This shows the urgency with which the US government is trying to defuse the violent protests. These measures will further inflame the political tension between Trump and Newsom.
Trump himself belittles the protest participants as “professional agitators” and defends the deployment of the National Guard. There are accusations on social media and in politics that this move could serve to cause chaos and stoke public fear, something that the administration's Democratic opponents have sharply criticized.
The situation remains tense and it remains to be seen how developments will develop in Los Angeles and the other affected cities. The protests are spreading not only to California, but also to cities such as San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta and Louisville.