National Guard troops arrive in LA on Trump's orders to stop immigration protests
National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles on President Donald Trump's orders to address clashes between federal immigration authorities and protesters.
The deployment includes members of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stationed at the federal complex in downtown Los Angeles.
Trump stated he is deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to quell protests he described as "a form of rebellion."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the National Guard would "keep peace and allow people to be able to protest but also to keep law and order,' while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to deploy active-duty Marines if violence escalates.
Gov. Gavin Newsome criticised Trump's decision as "purposefully inflammatory" and Hegseth's threat to deploy Marines as 'deranged behavior,' noting the activation occurred without the governor's request, a rare occurrence.
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