Trump deploys National Guard to LA
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The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.
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Sen. Cory Booker called anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles "peaceful" and President Donald Trump "hypocritical" for deploying the National Guard.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday that President Trump called for the National Guard to enforce "law and order" in Los Angeles amid protests over ICE raids.
The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.
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Tampa Free Press on MSN20,000 National Guard Troops Poised For Border Crackdown As Pentagon Reviews RequestArmy officials indicated that the Trump administration is preparing to provide 20,000 National Guard troops to help crack down on illegal immigration, though the Pentagon said it is still reviewing the decision.
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More than two years after being deployed amid a major staffing crisis, the National Guard is set to leave Florida prisons after this month. Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 announced a plan to use the National Guard to help the understaffed state prisons,