Trump allowed to keep National Guard in Los Angeles
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Protesters and the National Guard are gathering in downtown Los Angeles this morning ahead of a planned anti-Trump demonstration outside City Hall. The city has closed many freeway exits to downtown,
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Los Angeles residents and experts say the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around the country.
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Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.
McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids, the commander in charge said Wednesday, but they quickly turned them over to law enforcement.
The Marines and the National Guard personnel deployed amid the protests in to Los Angeles will operate under the same rules of force and will not be engaging crowds unless necessary, according to two U.S. officials.