Trump orders National Guard to quell California riots (VIDEOS)
US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles County following several days of violent protests and attacks against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, the White House announced on Saturday.
The latest unrest erupted in the city of Paramount, where demonstrators confronted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel amid reports of ongoing deportation operations. Though no raid took place at the location in question, tensions escalated near a Home Depot store, where tear gas and less-lethal rounds were fired to disperse the crowd.
'RIOTS & LOOTERS,' Trump wrote on Truth Social, 'If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can't do their jobs, which everyone knows they can't, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem… the way it should be solved!!!'
Man with a Mexican flag circles a burning car during anti-ICE unrest in Los Angeles as President @realDonaldTrump demands Democratic leaders get the situation under control. pic.twitter.com/iqHW9h608f
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president had signed a Presidential Memorandum authorizing the National Guard deployment, citing attacks against ICE officers and 'lawlessness that has been allowed to fester.' She reiterated the administration's zero-tolerance stance toward violence directed at law enforcement.
BREAKING 🚨: Federal agents are facing off with protestors in Paramount California in ongoing weekend protests. Local source there says it sounds and looks like a war zone, explosions everywhere.VC: @IRT_Mediapic.twitter.com/XJHc1vYnba
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, who is currently overseeing the operations on the ground, told Fox News: 'We're going to bring the National Guard in tonight. We're going to continue doing our job. We're going to push back on these people.'
'American people, this is about enforcing the law.. And again, we're not going to apologize for doing it,' Homan emphasized. 'You've got your First Amendment rights, but if you cross that line of impediment, or you put hands on officers or destroy property, you will be prosecuted.'
BREAKING 🚨: HUGE POLICE offensive against anti ICE protestors just unfolded, with police firing less than lethal, tear gas, and smoke canisters into the crowd. Hundreds try to flee, many hit.Sheriffs are moving the crowd out. Paramount, CA pic.twitter.com/JGJxBJzx0O
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said his deputies initially responded to a 'street takeover' but were later called in by federal agents who said they were under attack. 'Eventually, that crowd grew to between 350 and 400 people, and some began throwing objects at the agents,' Luna told reporters. He emphasized that his department was not involved in immigration enforcement but supported fellow officers under duress.
LAPD officer and wannabe tough guy Zachary Adler is completely unhinged right now. He was putting his hands on people all night and now he's walking up to people threatening to shoot point blank. Fuck these pigs. https://t.co/WNUthBB3nKpic.twitter.com/lL2MKCYjGq
Mayor Peggy Lemons of Paramount criticized the federal government for failing to notify local authorities in advance. 'There's just a lack of communication… so that we could have a better handle and be better prepared to educate our residents,' she said. 'People are just frightened. And when you handle things the way that this appears to be handled, it's not a surprise that chaos would follow.'
The protest followed three immigration raids conducted across Los Angeles on Friday, which led to 44 administrative arrests and the detention of SEIU California president David Huerta on obstruction charges.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called the unrest a 'riot' and warned of prosecution for anyone who 'lays a hand on a law enforcement officer.' FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino added: 'You bring chaos, and we'll bring handcuffs.'
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