National Guard, California
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The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles in the past in response to civil disorder and natural disasters.
Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor, but an appeals court stayed the extraordinary decision Thursday night.
How unusual is it for the National Guard to come to LA? Here’s what to know about the city’s history
President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is the latest in a long history of U.S. elected officials sending troops in hopes of ...
A presidential memo called the troops into federal service to quell a supposed “rebellion” and protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other government officers, as well as federal property. The order also authorized the Secretary of Defense to employ members of the Armed Forces to conduct “military protective activities.”
The Trump administration faces a legal challenge to its deployment of the military to protests. Tensions flared after President Trump sent troops, and protests spread to other U.S. cities.
President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is the latest in a long history of U.S. elected officials sending troops in hopes of ...
Protests over immigration raids have broken out in several other cities, including Chicago, New York, San Antonio and Spokane, Washington.