Marines Prepare for Los Angeles Deployment
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Law enforcement has been pushing back Los Angeles protestors with 'less lethal' weapons. Now the National Guard is deployed and Marines are activated.
The deployment of LAPD officers and L.A. County sheriff's deputies in response to protests over federal immigration actions has led to several viral incidents and raised questions about the role of local law enforcement in quelling the unrest.
Footage shows a helicopter depositing boxes in Paramount, a city in Los Angeles County where protests erupted on Friday.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) slammed President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the city as a “chaotic escalation” amid rising tensions between law enforcement officers and protesters pushing back against federal immigration enforcement tactics.
Philadelphia is among five Democratic-led cities where President Trump is preparing to send ICE tactical teams ahead of nationwide protests.
Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles is “unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and 17 other Democratic state attorneys general said in a statement Wednesday.
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