Trump, National Guard and immigration
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So let's start with what's happening in Los Angeles with the deployment of the National Guard, the federalizing of those troops, and then add to that the roughly 700 U.S. Marines who've been deployed.
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President Donald Trump is moving swiftly to act on his immigration promises with little internal restraint, determined to test the bounds of his executive authority in order to fulfill the promises of his reelection campaign.
In recent polls, voters are more likely to approve of the president's immigration policies than his handling of other major issues.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she would try to call President Donald Trump on Tuesday to tell him to stop federal immigration raids and instead focus attention on the 2026 World Cup, which will include some matches in the city.
Khaby Lame, an Italian-Senegalese influencer with the largest following on TikTok, was detained by ICE. Lame was detained at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for immigration violations on Friday, June 6, USA TODAY reported.
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The arrest of a high-profile union leader during ICE protests last week has prompted an outcry across labor organizations across the U.S., and could mark the beginning of a new escalation between organized labor and President Donald Trump in the war over immigration.
CNN’s chief data reporter said a sharp rise in public approval for President Donald Trump’s immigration policies emboldened his decision to send 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles amid violent protests over immigration enforcement.
With arrest of a top California leader, organized labor takes the side of undocumented migrants against Trump.
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A federal judge in Maine has ruled that a 43-year-old migrant man who came to the U.S. at age 7 cannot yet be deported to the Congo while his immigration appeals continue.
Seismic shifts in immigration are distorting the U.S. employment picture, making it harder for investors and policymakers to know exactly how much the labor market is actually slowing.
President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn Trump’s actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.