Hegseth fails to cite constitutional authority that lets Trump send Marines to L.A.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin reacts on The Weeknight to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's failure to cite which constitutional provision allows for President Trump to send the Marines into L.A. amid anti-ICE protests. "I think he was just doing it because Donald Trump told him he should," Sen. Baldwin said in regards to the deployment.
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Homeland Security secretary pledges to carry on with Trump's immigration crackdown
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to carry on with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours later a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown, but an appeals court quickly put the brakes on that and temporarily blocked the order that was to go into effect on Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled a hearing on the matter for Tuesday. The federal judge's temporary restraining order said the Guard deployment was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded President Donald Trump's statutory authority. The order applied only to the National Guard troops and not Marines who were also deployed to the LA protests. The judge said he would not rule on the Marines because they were not out on the streets yet. Gov. Gavin Newsom who had asked the judge for an emergency stop to troops helping carry out immigration raids, had praised the order before it was blocked saying 'today was really about a test of democracy, and today we passed the test" and had said he would be redeploying Guard soldiers to 'what they were doing before Donald Trump commandeered them.' White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said the president acted within his powers and that the federal judge's order 'puts our brave federal officials in danger. The district court has no authority to usurp the President's authority as Commander in Chief." The developments unfolded as protests continued in cities nationwide and the country braced for major demonstrations against Trump over the weekend. 'This is only going to continue,' DHS chief says of raids Noem said the immigration raids that fueled the protests would move forward and agents have thousands of targets. 'This is only going to continue until we have peace on the streets of Los Angeles,' she said during a news conference that was interrupted by shouting from U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who was forcibly removed from the event. Newsom has warned that the military intervention is part of a broader effort by Trump to overturn norms at the heart of the nation's democracy. He also said sending Guard troops on the raids has further inflamed tensions in LA. So far the protests have been centered mostly in downtown near City Hall and a federal detention center where some immigrants are being held. Much of the sprawling city has been spared from the protests. On the third night of an 8 p.m. curfew, Los Angeles police arrested several demonstrators who refused orders to leave a street downtown. Earlier in the night, officers with the Department of Homeland Security deployed flash bangs to disperse a crowd that had gathered near the jail, sending protesters sprinting away. Those incidents were outliers. As with the past two nights, the hours-long demonstrations remained peaceful and upbeat, drawing a few hundred attendees who marched through downtown chanting, dancing and poking fun at the Trump administration's characterization of the city as a 'war zone.' Elsewhere, demonstrations have picked up across the U.S., emerging in more than a dozen major cities. Some have led to clashes with police and hundreds have been arrested. Noem calls action in LA a blueprint The immigration agents conducting the raids in LA are 'putting together a model and a blueprint' for other communities, Noem said. She pledged that federal authorities 'are not going away' even though, she said, officers have been hit with rocks and bricks and assaulted. She said people with criminal records who are in the country illegally and violent protesters will 'face consequences.' 'Just because you think you're here as a citizen, or because you're a member of a certain group or you're not a citizen, it doesn't mean that you're going to be protected and not face consequences from the laws that this country stands for," she said. Noem criticized the Padilla's interruption, calling it "inappropriate.' A statement from her agency said the two met after the news conference for about 15 minutes, but it also chided him for 'disrespectful political theater.' Padilla said later that he was demanding answers about the 'increasingly extreme immigration enforcement actions' and only wanted to ask Noem a question. He said he was handcuffed but not arrested. 'If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, I can only imagine what they are doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers throughout the Los Angeles community,' he said. Military involvement escalates in LA The administration has said it is willing to send troops to other cities to assist with immigration enforcement and controlling disturbances — in line with what Trump promised during last year's campaign. Some 2,000 Guard soldiers were in the nation's second-largest city and were soon to be joined by 2,000 more, along with about 700 Marines, said Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, who is in charge of the operation. About 500 of the Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, Sherman said Wednesday. The Guard has the authority to temporarily detain people who attack officers, but any arrests must be made by law enforcement. States face questions on deploying troops With more demonstrations expected over the weekend, and the possibility that Trump could send troops to other states for immigration enforcement, governors are weighing what to do. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has put 5,000 National Guard members on standby in cities where demonstrations are planned. In other Republican-controlled states, governors have not said when or how they may deploy troops. A group of Democratic governors earlier signed a statement this week calling Trump's deployments 'an alarming abuse of power.' Hundreds arrested in LA protests There have been about 470 arrests since Saturday, the vast majority of which were for failing to leave the area at the request of law enforcement, according to the police department. There have been a handful of more serious charges, including for assault against officers and for possession of a Molotov cocktail and a gun. Nine officers have been hurt, mostly with minor injuries. ___ Rodriguez reported from San Francisco and Seewer from Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press writers Julie Watson in San Diego, Jesse Bedayn in Denver, and Jim Vertuno in Austin, Texas, and Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed. 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Pritzker slams House Republicans after sanctuary law hearing: ‘Again, nothing accomplished'
The Brief Gov. J.B. Pritzker spent over eight hours testifying before the House Oversight Committee, criticizing Republicans for focusing on partisan attacks instead of immigration reform. Tensions rose during exchanges with Rep. Mary Miller, who questioned Pritzker about working with a potential Trump administration and ICE; Pritzker later called her a "terrible congresswoman." Pritzker defended Illinois' TRUST Act, saying it remains necessary due to federal inaction on immigration, and called for comprehensive reform from Congress. WASHINGTON, D.C. - After testifying before the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C. for eight hours on Thursday over the state of Illinois' sanctuary policies, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said ultimately, nothing was accomplished. "This Republican majority was not at all interested in addressing comprehensive immigration reform, which is what we need in this country, and instead, they simply attacked three Democratic governors who are all trying to deal with the failures of this Congress," Pritzker said. "Look, the Republicans have a bare majority in the House of Representatives, and they control the government. They should work with Democrats to get this reform done. They should have listened to us about the challenges that we have in dealing with their failures, but they did not. It was just attack after attack and it's too bad. We had an awful lot to offer." What we know Pritzker appeared before the committee alongside Democratic governors Tim Walz of Minnesota and Kathy Hochul of New York to testify on state-level immigration policies, including Illinois' status as a sanctuary state. The hearing also touched on the incident that day in which U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was shoved and handcuffed during a press conference led by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and officials from the Department of Homeland Security. "They showed no respect about the attack on Senator Padilla. All he wanted was just answers to questions. He went into a press conference that Kristi Noem was running, tried to ask questions and instead was thrown down to the ground and handcuffed. I mean, this is Donald Trump's America, where they take a Democratic senator, throw him down on the ground, and handcuff him for just wanting answers that his constituents need for him to do the job," Pritzker said. Another tense exchange came with U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., who cited a report that Pritzker had called for "mass protests, mobilization and disruption." She then asked whether he would commit to working with the Trump administration and ICE to prevent violence like that seen during protests in Los Angeles. "We work every day with our federal government… we do all the time work with the federal government, with law enforcement," Pritzker said. "I'm taking that as a yes," Miller said. Following the hearing, Pritzker criticized Miller, saying she "brings nothing home to her district." "Mary Miller is a terrible congresswoman for her district. She literally brings nothing home to the district. She does not believe in doing things for her constituents and, instead, all she does is attack, attack, and attack. She does that on her Twitter account, she does that on her Facebook account. She barely shows up for her constituents and almost never wants to engage in conversation about actual policies that will help the people of her district," Pritzker said. Illinois TRUST Act Throughout the hearing, lawmakers repeatedly brought up Illinois' TRUST Act, which limits how much local law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The law, enacted in 2017 under Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, has faced renewed scrutiny. Pritzker was asked if he would consider making any updates to the law, to which he responded, "I think the TRUST Act has done the work that it's supposed to do in an environment in which the federal government is not doing its job." "I said to Congressman LaHood, 'do your job.' And I say that to all members of the Congress. It is time for comprehensive immigration reform," Pritzker added. Pritzker closed his remarks after the hearing by condemning the overall conduct of the Republican-led committee. "An entire day of just harping on things that, frankly, were mostly false," he said. "Would I say it was a waste? I think this entire Republican-controlled Congress is a waste." RELATED: Pritzker testifies before Congress on Illinois sanctuary laws
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‘Could cost you your freedom': Immigration attorneys warn clients of ICE arrests at Memphis court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — 'Abide by the law — but understand it could cost you your freedom.'That's the warning immigration attorneys are giving clients who show up for court in Shelby County. WREG has told you about the ICE agents who have shown up at the court, arresting people on the spot once their cases are disposed of. You wouldn't know the court was taking place at 80 Monroe Avenue, but most mornings and afternoons, Immigration Court is in full force on the 5th and 8th floors of the downtown Memphis building. Attorney says 8 arrested in immigration court Attorney Andrew Rankin has been representing clients here for years, but says recently, he has witnessed something never seen before. 'These pictures show what happens to people who are trying to do the right thing by showing up to their immigration hearing,' said Attorney Rankin. Eight people were detained on May 22. 'Taking away a single mother who doesn't even have a traffic ticket. There is no comparable in my professional career. I don't even know what I would compare this to if I tried,' said Rankin. Attempted arrest made in Nutbush was not immigration-related, says SCSO WREG sat in on Judge Russo's afternoon docket. The courtroom is small, and the defendants were brought in one at a time. Most don't speak English and have to use an interpreter. Many of their attorneys aren't in the courtroom and appear virtually. WREG didn't see anyone detained for the hour when in the courtroom. 'Most or almost all of the arrests are going to take place in the morning so that they can process them in Memphis around the lunchtime hour, maybe early afternoon, and then the transport comes to get them down to Louisiana,' said Rankin. He says judges are dismissing cases and telling defendants they are free to go. 'They exit the immediate courtroom, and then they're taken into custody, either just outside the door or in the hallway leading to the exit,' said Rankin. What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies He says they are then taken off to an ICE office near the airport. Because there are no bed facilities in Memphis, the detainees have to be taken hours away to Louisiana, the closest detention center, where they restart the deportation proceedings. 'Restart your case under a different proceeding that allows us to get you out quicker, and that provides fewer rights for you to challenge what's going on,' said Rankin. We were told it happens quickly, and families can be left torn apart. One downtown worker witnessed it. 'And like a mom was crying as she was getting put in, and her kid and I assume her husband was shooed away,' said a witness. 'They know they know if you don't show up to court, you're going to get ordered deported. They don't need an attorney to tell you that they know that, but they also don't want to go to court and voluntarily cause their own arrest,' said Rankin. Man accused of carjacking WREG reporter arrested Attorneys said they are left in a quagmire as they advise their clients that they legally have to show up for their court date, but also alert them of the risks. 'You also have to advise them of the landscape right? The entire landscape,' said Matthew Orr, immigration attorney. 'I think that at the end of the day. An attorney's job is to help their client make informed decisions. It's not to make decisions for the client.' 'I am ethical. I advise people of what the law is. You know that that's my job. The law is that if you're ordered to show up for a hearing, you're ordered to show up for a hearing but, on the other hand, it would be disingenuous to look someone in the eyes and tell them that they're gonna go home and see their kids tonight,' said Orr. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security said this is a part of the new Trump Administration implementing the rule of law. Illegal immigrants who have entered the U.S. in the last 2 years are subject to expedited removals. ICE is now following the law and placing them in that expedited removal process. Attorneys told WREG that ICE agents first started showing up at courts on the West Coast, and said this was a national rollout that has now made it to Memphis. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
