Protests escalate in Los Angeles: Trump sends National Guard!

Protests escalate in Los Angeles: Trump sends National Guard!

Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA - in Los Angeles it is bubbling. The protests against the migration policy of US President Donald Trump have achieved a new level and the situation is tense than ever. Already on Saturday, the President had 2,000 national guards mobilized via memorandum to control the situation on site. The emergency services should help to defuse the violence that emerges from the protests against the ICE immigration authority. As Merkur , the first soldiers arrive in Los Angeles on Sunday.

California's governor Gavin Newsom, who vehemently acts against Trump's action, announces that the 2,000 national guards advertised are only around 300 on site. "That is less than announced," he criticizes, and is concerned about the escalating situation. Meanwhile, the US government has already officially confirmed the mobilization of the national guard, while the National Guard is used at three locations in the city, such as ABC News holds.

political tensions increase

The protests resulting from the ICE raids aim directly at the deportation policy of the US immigration authority, which migrants arrest without valid papers. In the past few days there have been violent clashes between demonstrators and the police, which converted their weapons to glare grenades and rubber shot. According to official information, eleven arrests have already been recorded in the protests in Los Angeles, while at least 22 activist voices in New York City were taken into custody.

The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, has sharply criticized the use of ICE cops and explained that the local police did not want to work with the federal authorities. She sees the missions as a dangerous escalation that endangers the public order. The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also reacted to the brutal protests and was concerned about the violation of a journalist by the police.

The role of the marine

As the website The time , the use of the National Guard, which is created for 60 days, could also mobilize Marine soldiers as required. This shows the urgency with which the US government tries to defuse the violent protests. The political tension between Trump and Newsom is further fueled by these measures.

Trump himself talks down the protest participants as "professional agitators" and defends the use of the national guard. In social media and politics, the accusation is loud that this step could serve to create chaos and to fuel public fear of what the democratic opponents of the administration sharply criticize.

The situation remains tense and it remains to be seen how the developments in Los Angeles and the other affected cities will continue to shape. The protests grow not only to California, but also to cities such as San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta and Louisville.