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Daily Maverick
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Maverick
National Guard deployed in Los Angeles amid protests against immigration raids
California National Guard being deployed to Los Angeles Another protest against immigration raids expected Sunday LAPD arrested 27 on Saturday for failing to disperse from downtown protest By Jorge Garcia and Arafat Barbakh About a dozen National Guard members were seen in video footage on Sunday morning lining up at a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, where detainees from immigration raids on Friday were taken, sparking protests that continued on Saturday. The complex is near Los Angeles City Hall, where another protest against the immigration raids is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. U.S. Northern Command confirmed National Guard troops had started deploying and that some were already on the ground. 'These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED,' Trump posted on his Truth Social platform early on Sunday. California Governor Gavin Newsom has accused Trump of deploying the National Guard because he wants 'a spectacle.' Footage showed at least a half dozen military-style vehicles and riot shields on Sunday at the federal building where the Department of Homeland Security said about '1,000 rioters' had protested on Friday. Reuters could not verify the DHS account. On Saturday law enforcement faced off against a few hundred protesters in Paramount in southeast Los Angeles and then later on Saturday with about 100 people in downtown Los Angeles, according to Reuters witnesses. Federal law enforcement was seen firing gas canisters in Paramount and downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to try and disperse protesters. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested 27 people on Saturday for failure to disperse from the downtown protest, police spokesperson Norma Eisenman said. She said she could not comment on whether LAPD used less lethal force. Less lethal force refers to crowd control tactics such as pepper balls. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department arrested three people on Saturday on suspicion of assaulting an officer. Sheriff's deputies did use 'less lethal force' in Paramount, spokesperson Deputy Brenda Serna said, but she could not specify which exact tactics were used. 'ZERO TOLERANCE' The protests pit Democratic-run Los Angeles, where census data suggests a significant part of the population is Hispanic and foreign-born, against Trump's Republican White House, which has made an immigration crackdown a hallmark of his second term. Trump in a presidential memorandum on Saturday said he was deploying at least 2,000 National Guard personnel following what he described as 'numerous incidents of violence and disorder' in response to the enforcement of federal immigration law, as well as 'credible threats of continued violence.' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also warned that the Pentagon was prepared to mobilize active-duty troops 'if violence continues' in Los Angeles, saying the Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton were 'on high alert.' 'There is plenty of room for peaceful protest, but ZERO tolerance for attacking federal agents who are doing their job. The National Guard, and Marines if need be, stand with ICE,' Hegseth said in a social media post on Sunday, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Democratic Congresswoman Nanette Barragan, whose California district includes Paramount, on Sunday criticized the president's decision to deploy National Guard troops, arguing that local law enforcement has adequate resources to respond. 'We don't need the help. This is him escalating it, causing tensions to rise. It's only going to make things worse in a situation where people are already angry over immigration enforcement,' Barragan told CNN's 'State of the Union.' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CBS' 'Face the Nation' on Sunday that the National Guard would provide safety around buildings, to people engaged in peaceful protest and to law enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Los Angeles on Friday arrested at least 44 people on alleged immigration violations. Trump has pledged to deport record numbers of people in the country illegally and lock down the U.S.-Mexico border, setting a goal for ICE to arrest at least 3,000 migrants per day. But the sweeping immigration crackdown has also included people legally residing in the country, some with permanent residence, and has led to legal challenges.
The Independent
27-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Agreement reached between Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia to fight for vacant WBO world title
Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia are to meet in a fight for the vacant WBO junior middleweight championship. Reports say that an agreement has been reached between the pair, although a date and venue has yet to be announced. Xander Zayas, 21-0 (13), is ranked at number one in the division by the WBO, with Garcia, 33-4 (2), ranked at number two. The vacant-title match has been made after Sebastian Fundora (22-1-1 (14)) was stripped of the WBO's junior middleweight title at the start of May for going into a rematch with former beltholder Tim Tszyu, 25-1 (18), rather than face Zayas. Watch over 150 boxing events a year live on DAZN - subscribe now WBO president Gustavo Olivieri took to social media to share: "The WBO confirms that Top Rank, Golden Boy, and Zanfer Promotions have reached an agreement for the subject matter bout. Official fight date and venue to be announced.' Fundora had been open to accepting the mandatory defence, but after negotiations with Zayas stalled, he explored a rematch with Tszyu for July this year. The American southpaw had unified the WBO belt with his WBC strap when he beat Australian Tszyu in March 2024. Whilst the WBO might have granted an exception after an agreement with Zayas was not reached, the organisation's committee still unanimously agreed to strip Fundora of his title. This was, it said, because he had failed to go about his rematch with Tszyu in the right manner. Now it has been confirmed that Zayas will face Garcia, who is ranked number two at 154 pounds by the WBO. Fundora remains a world champion with the WBC, whilst Bakhram Murtazaliev is the IBF champion at 154 pounds. Terrence Crawford is the WBA titleholder, but it remains to be seen whether he will remain in control of that belt ahead of his 'super-fight' with undisputed super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
Miami Herald
10-03-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
With insurance and home prices so high, some are finding a way out — of Miami
Being a homeowner and having a house in the suburbs used to equal financial security for the middle class in America. But that's no longer the case for some people in Miami-Dade County. For at least one family — and, if the statistics tell us anything, many others — the cost of living and sky-high property insurance premiums are driving them to make the difficult decision to give up on Florida. That's the situation Jorge Garcia and his family find themselves facing. The cost of homeowners insurance and everything, from taxes to food, are the catalysts for the family's plan to put the West Kendall house where they've lived for 20 years on the market in March. They plan to move to Concord, a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, by summertime. With the move, Garcia expects his $5,000 annual homeowners' insurance policy to drop to as low as $1,100, based on quotes he said he's received from companies in North Carolina. Garcia, a 59-year-old financial analyst, appears to be part of a growing trend. Though Florida continues to be one of the fastest growing states in the nation, the flow of people moving into Florida from other states triggered by the pandemic is slowing. At the same time, a rising number of residents are leaving the state. In 2023, 637,000 people moved here from other states — still the highest migration inflow in the country. But 511,000 people left Florida, the second-largest amount in the country that year, after California, according to a 2024 Florida Chamber of Commerce report. This was also Florida's first significant drop in net migration — the difference between people moving and out of an area — during the last 10 years, the report said. Significantly, a quarter of those who left Florida cited cheaper housing as the reason for their move, according to a 2023 U.S. Census survey. More recent research points in the same direction. For the first time in three years, moving company Atlas Van Lines changed Florida's status from an 'inbound state' to one where there is a balance between inbound and outbound movers, citing the cost of housing and insurance, plus the state's extreme weather, as the likely reasons for the shift. U-Haul also found a similar number of people moving in and out of the state in an annual survey, the Sun Sentinel reported. While Florida continues to attract new residents, they tend to be wealthier than those who are leaving, according to the Chamber report, driving living costs up for everybody. That's probably not a surprise for people in South Florida who have watched working- and middle-class neighborhoods being replaced by luxury towers. Million-dollar homes now make up one-quarter of real estate sales in Miami-Dade County, up from less than 10% in 2019, according to data provided by Gay Cororaton, chief economist at Miami Realtors. That influx of wealth is likely to continue in Miami-Dade, according to Cororaton. Driver license data shows that, despite a slowdown, there are still more people moving into the county from out of state versus pre-pandemic levels, in particular from New York and California, according to Cororaton. Migration to South Florida is likely to remain strong thanks to Miami-Dade's job growth outpacing the rest of the nation, she told the Herald Editorial Board via email. Think of the sales commissions, moving expenses and tax revenues these transactions generate — the money those new residents spend at local businesses. There's a clear benefit to the local economy. The problem, though, is for those who are left behind. South Florida loves its millionaires (and billionaires), but it also needs workers and the middle class — whose struggles affording life in the region are the focus of the Editorial Board's series 'Shrinking Middle.' Not only do the people leaving Florida have less money than the ones moving in, many are also in their prime working years. The Chamber of Commerce report found a large outflow of people ages 20 to 29. These are young adults who should be looking to buy their first home. But with a $650,000 median sales price for a single-family house in Miami-Dade and average rents hovering at $2,000 in Kendall, according to Zillow, and even higher in other areas, they are falling behind. Worries about that exact thing — falling behind, especially for the next generation — are fueling Garcia's plans to relocate to North Carolina. He has two daughters, 23 and 33, and an 8-year-old grandson, all of whom live with him and his wife. His daughters cannot afford to live alone in South Florida. While his youngest wants to stay behind in Miami-Dade, the oldest plans to move with the family, he said. His 33-year-old is 'starting her life. She wants to be independent. She wants to have her own home,' Garcia said. Garcia, a University of Miami alum, was featured in a previous installment of 'Shrinking Middle' in July. Back then, his cost of living was giving him doubts about a future in South Florida. In the past seven months, his situation hasn't changed and he's grown more resolute in his decision. Still, he said, 'I'm disappointed that I have to leave.' He's not the only one who should be disappointed. Florida leaders, who have seen the cost of living in the state become increasingly untenable, should reexamine their own responsibilities to residents. If people like Garcia feel forced out of Florida, will Florida become a state just for the rich? Click here to send the letter.
