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Newsweek
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
LA Protests: Trump and Newsom Clash as National Guard Deployed
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned President Donald Trump's decision to activate the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell anti-immigration enforcement protests in the city as "purposefully inflammatory," calling on protesters not to give the administration a reason to justify the measure. "The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles—not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday. "Don't give them one." Why It Matters While it is not the first time that the Trump administration has activated the National Guard to quell protests across the country, the U.S. president is doing so now despite Newsom's explicit opposition. Normally, governors would be allowed to retain control and command of their state's National Guard—but that is not what is happening this time in California. The National Guard's announced deployment in California is turning the Democratic-led state into a stage for the Trump administration's escalating crackdown on immigration, showing how far the president is willing to go to keep his promise to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants during his second term in office. What To Know Protests against the White House's workplace raids broke out across Los Angeles on Friday and Saturday, when federal security agents clashed with demonstrators. While there have been no reported arrests, the Trump administration said that the situation in the city was out of control and required federal intervention. On Saturday, the president announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, justifying his decision as necessary to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester," as the White House wrote in a presidential memorandum. President Donald Trump, left, on June 5, 2025, in Washington D.C.; California Governor Gavin Newsom, right, on April 16, 2025, in Ceres, California. President Donald Trump, left, on June 5, 2025, in Washington D.C.; California Governor Gavin Newsom, right, on April 16, 2025, in Ceres, California. Getty Images On Saturday, the president also wrote on his Truth Social profile: "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, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!" But both Newsom and Bass have rejected claims that protests in Los Angeles were out of control, with the governor calling the Trump administration's decision "purposefully inflammatory" and the mayor saying the National Guard's presence would "not be helpful" in quelling demonstrations. The situation could escalate even further if protests in Los Angeles continue. On Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is considering sending active-duty troops to Los Angeles "if violence continues," an idea that Newsom has condemned as "deranged." What They Are Saying President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that the National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles were doing a "great job" at bringing order back into the city "after two days of violence, clashes and unrest." He added: "These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED. Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!" He called Newsom "incompetent," accusing him and the Los Angeles mayor of being "unable to handle the task" of quelling protests in the city. In response to Trump's announcement and accusations, Governor Gavin Newsom wrote on X that the federal takeover of the California National Guard was "not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle." He then urged protesters not to give them one, calling for peaceful demonstrations. He later added in another post: "The secretary of defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens. This is deranged behavior." Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wrote on X: "This is a difficult time for our city. As we recover from an unprecedented natural disaster, many in our community are feeling fear following recent federal immigration enforcement actions across Los Angeles County. Reports of unrest outside the city, including in Paramount, are deeply concerning. We've been in direct contact with officials in Washington D.C., and are working closely with law enforcement to find the best path forward." She added: "Everyone has the right to peacefully protest, but let me be clear: violence and destruction are unacceptable, and those responsible will be held accountable." What Happens Next The latest update from Bass on social media informed Los Angeles citizens that National Guard troops had not yet arrived in the city. "Just to be clear, the National Guard has not been deployed in the City of Los Angeles," she wrote on X. The Trump administration said that the troops will arrive in the city within the next 24 hours.
Irish Examiner
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
National Guard deployed as Los Angeles protests against ICE agents continue
US President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that the Pentagon was prepared to mobilise active-duty troops "if violence continues" in Los Angeles, saying the Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton were "on high alert." Federal security agents on Saturday confronted protesters in the Paramount area in southeast Los Angeles, where some demonstrators displayed Mexican flags. A second protest in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night attracted some 60 people, who chanted slogans including "ICE out of L.A.!" Trump signed a presidential memorandum to deploy the National Guard troops to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester," the White House said in a statement. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News that the National Guard would be deployed in Los Angeles on Saturday. California Governor Gavin Newsom called the decision "purposefully inflammatory." He posted on X that Trump was deploying the National Guard "not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle," adding: "Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully." Newsom said it was "deranged behavior" for Hegseth to be "threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens." Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that if Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass can't do their jobs, "then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!" The protests pit Democratic-run Los Angeles, where census data suggests a significant portion of the population is Hispanic and foreign-born, against Trump's Republican White House, which has made cracking down on immigration a hallmark of his second term. Protesters throw objects as law enforcement drive a van past during a protest in the Paramount section of Los Angeles, Saturday, June 7, 2025, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. Picture: AP Photo/Eric Thayer 'VIOLENT INSURRECTION' "Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers, while one half of America's political leadership has decided that border enforcement is evil," Vice President JD Vance posted on X late on Saturday. Senior White House aide Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner, described the protests as a "violent insurrection." The administration has not invoked the Insurrection Act, two US officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity. One said that National Guard troops can deploy quickly, within 24 hours in some cases, and that the military was working to source the 2,000 troops. The 1807 law empowers a president to deploy the US military to enforce the law and suppress events like civil disorder. The last time it was invoked was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots at the request of the California governor. Video footage of the Paramount protest showed dozens of green-uniformed security personnel with gas masks at the Paramount protest, lined up on a road strewn with overturned shopping carts as small canisters exploded into gas clouds. Authorities began detaining some protesters, according to Reuters witnesses. Los Angeles police posted on X that "multiple people have been detained for failing to disperse after multiple warnings were issued." It did not give further details. There was no official information on any arrests. "Now they know that they cannot go to anywhere in this country where our people are, and try to kidnap our workers, our people - they cannot do that without an organised and fierce resistance," said protester Ron Gochez, 44. A first round of protests kicked off on Friday night after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted enforcement operations in the city and arrested at least 44 people on alleged immigration violations. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that there were about "1,000 rioters" at the protests on Friday. Reuters could not verify DHS's account. Angelica Salas, executive director of the immigrants' rights organisation Chirla, said lawyers had not had access to those detained on Friday, which she called "very worrying." Protesters confront Border Patrol personnel during a demonstration over the dozens detained in an operation by federal immigration authorities a day earlier in Paramount section of Los Angeles Saturday, June 7, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Eric Thayer TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN Trump has pledged to deport record numbers of people in the country illegally and lock down the US-Mexico border, with the White House setting a goal for ICE to arrest at least 3,000 migrants per day. But the sweeping immigration crackdown has also caught up people legally residing in the country, including some with permanent residence, and has led to legal challenges. ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Los Angeles Police Department did not respond to requests for comment on the protests or whether there had been any immigration raids on Saturday. Television news footage on Friday showed unmarked vehicles resembling military transport and vans loaded with uniformed federal agents streaming through Los Angeles streets as part of the immigration enforcement operation. Raids occurred around Home Depot stores, where street vendors and day labourers were picked up, as well as at a garment factory and a warehouse, Salas of Chirla said. Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, condemned the immigration raids. "I am deeply angered by what has taken place," Bass said in a statement. "These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. We will not stand for this." -Reuters Read More Trump says he has no plans to speak to Musk as feud persists
Business Recorder
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue
LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump's administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday as federal agents in Los Angeles faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth 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.' Federal security agents on Saturday confronted protesters in the Paramount area in southeast Los Angeles, where some demonstrators displayed Mexican flags. A second protest in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night attracted some 60 people, who chanted slogans including 'ICE out of L.A.!' Trump signed a presidential memorandum to deploy the National Guard troops to 'address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester,' the White House said in a statement. Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News that the National Guard would be deployed in Los Angeles on Saturday. California Governor Gavin Newsom called the decision 'purposefully inflammatory.' He posted on X that Trump was deploying the National Guard 'not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle,' adding: 'Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.' Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that if Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass can't do their jobs 'then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!' Trump gets key wins at Supreme Court on immigration, despite some misgivings The protests pit Democratic-run Los Angeles, where census data suggests a significant portion of the population is Hispanic and foreign-born, against Trump's Republican White House, which has made cracking down on immigration a hallmark of his second term. 'Violent insurrection' 'Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers, while one half of America's political leadership has decided that border enforcement is evil,' Vice President JD Vance posted on X late on Saturday. Senior White House aide Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner, described the protests as a 'violent insurrection.' The administration has not invoked the Insurrection Act, two U.S. officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity. One said that National Guard troops can deploy quickly, within 24 hours in some cases, and that the military was working to source the 2,000 troops. The 1807 law empowers a president to deploy the U.S. military to enforce the law and suppress events like civil disorder. The last time it was invoked was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots at the request of the California governor. Video footage of the Paramount protest showed dozens of green-uniformed security personnel with gas masks at the Paramount protest, lined up on a road strewn with overturned shopping carts as small canisters exploded into gas clouds. Authorities began detaining some protesters, according to Reuters witnesses. There was no official information of any arrests. 'Now they know that they cannot go to anywhere in this country where our people are, and try to kidnap our workers, our people - they cannot do that without an organized and fierce resistance,' said protester Ron Gochez, 44. A first round of protests kicked off on Friday night after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted enforcement operations in the city and arrested at least 44 people on alleged immigration violations. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that there were about '1,000 rioters' at the protests on Friday. Reuters could not verify DHS's account. Angelica Salas, executive director of immigrants' rights organization Chirla, said lawyers had not had access to those detained on Friday, which she called 'very worrying.' Trump's immigration crackdown Trump has pledged to deport record numbers of people in the country illegally and lock down the U.S.-Mexico border, with the White House setting a goal for ICE to arrest at least 3,000 migrants per day. But the sweeping immigration crackdown has also caught up people legally residing in the country, including some with permanent residence, and has led to legal challenges. ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Los Angeles Police Department did not respond to requests for comment on the protests or whether there had been any immigration raids on Saturday. Television news footage on Friday showed unmarked vehicles resembling military transport and vans loaded with uniformed federal agents streaming through Los Angeles streets as part of the immigration enforcement operation. Raids occurred around Home Depot stores, where street vendors and day laborers were picked up, as well as at a garment factory and a warehouse, Salas of Chirla said. New Trump travel ban could bar Pakistanis, Afghans soon, sources say Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, condemned the immigration raids. 'I am deeply angered by what has taken place,' Bass said in a statement. 'These tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city. We will not stand for this.'
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Business Standard
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Donald Trump vows to 'solve' LA immigration unrest as raids spark fury
More than 1,000 protesters surrounded a federal building in downtown LA on Friday, and additional demonstrations broke out Saturday in Paramount, just south of the city Bloomberg President Donald Trump warned that the federal government will intervene in Los Angeles to restore order, as his administration began mobilizing the National Guard in response to growing unrest over a wave of immigration raids. '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, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!' Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday. The deployment plans come as demonstrations intensified for a second day following US Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions across the city. ICE said it arrested 2,000 undocumented people a day this week nationwide, including 118 individuals in the Los Angeles area. More than 1,000 protesters surrounded a federal building in downtown LA on Friday, and additional demonstrations broke out Saturday in Paramount, just south of the city. Local media reported tear gas and flash-bang grenades deployed to disperse the crowds. The Department of Homeland Security earlier Saturday accused Democratic leaders in California, including Newsom and Bass, of contributing to violence. 'The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom must call for it to end,' DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. Newsom said the federal government's plan to take control of the state National Guard and deploy 2,000 troops was 'purposefully inflammatory' and likely to escalate tensions. Bass said the 'tactics sow terror in our communities.' 'The LAPD is not involved in civil immigration enforcement,' Police Chief Jim McDonnell wrote on social media. 'While the LAPD will continue to have a visible presence in all our communities to ensure public safety, we will not assist or participate in any sort of mass deportations nor will the LAPD try to determine an individual's immigration status.' DHS Secretary Kristi Noem warned the protesters that any violence against officers will be prosecuted. 'You will not stop us or slow us down,' she said in an X post. Multiple arrests have been made, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said in an X post. ICE has pledged to continue ramping up arrests as authorities carry out Trump's promise to oversee the largest deportation effort in US history. The president has also threatened to cut off federal funding to the most populous US state after disputes over immigration, transgender issues and allegations of antisemitism on college campuses. Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler announced on Saturday that her agency would begin relocating its regional office out of LA, citing what she described as the city's failure to cooperate with ICE. 'If a city won't protect its people, we won't stay,' Loeffler wrote on X.
