17 h. ago ‘We couldn’t have scripted this better’: The White House is thrilled with how events are unfolding in LA

Trump officials reportedly believe it has shown how Democrats are out of touch with country on law enforcement and immigration issues

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36 h. ago Curfew enforced in parts of Downtown, Trump claims ‘paid agitators’ targeted LA police with bricks

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says vandals and thieves will be prosecuted to fullest extent of law after more stores were looted on Monday night

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37 h. ago LA protests live: Trump claims ‘paid agitators’ are being armed with bricks to throw at police

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says vandals and thieves will be prosecuted to fullest extent of law after more stores were looted on Monday night

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39 h. ago LA protests live: Trump claims ‘Newscum’ and mayor ‘paid agitators’ armed with bricks to throw at police

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says vandals and thieves will be prosecuted to fullest extent of law after more stores were looted on Monday night

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42 h. ago LA protest live: Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act after deploying National Guard and Marines

Almost 5,000 military personnel have been deployed to Los Angeles, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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43 h. ago Veterans slam Trump’s ‘political’ deployment of Marines and National Guard to LA: ‘Citizens are not enemy combatants’

Sending troops to American streets crosses a ‘dangerous line’ that tests how far Trump will go to crush dissent, veterans and legal experts tell The Independent

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45 h. ago LA protests live: Marines arrive in LA as Trump defends $134m troop deployment over ‘authoritarian’ backlash

Almost 5,000 military personnel have been deployed to Los Angeles, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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47 h. ago LA protests live: Trump sends Marines to join National Guard and claims Los Angeles ‘would be burning to the ground’ if he didn’t

Almost 5,000 military personnel have been deployed to Los Angeles, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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51 h. ago Los Angeles protests: California governor says marines ‘not political pawns’ as Donald Trump deploys more National Guard troops – live

Gavin Newsom says Trump’s threat to deploy marines to LA is ‘blatant abuse of power’ as state lodges a suit against administrationUS officials said the marines were being deployed to protect federal property and personnel, including immigration agents. A convoy of 10 to 15 buses with blacked-out windows and escorted by sheriff’s vehicles, left the base at Twentynine Palms in the desert east of Los Angeles late Monday and headed toward the city, stopping around 1am (9am BST) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, about 20 miles (35 km) south of downtown Los Angeles.Despite their presence, there has been limited engagement so far between the Guard and protesters while local law enforcement implements crowd control. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago LA protests live: Trump ramps up response as 700 Marines and 2,000 more National Guardsmen mobilized

Almost 5,000 military personnel have been deployed to Los Angeles, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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52 h. ago LA protests live: Newsom to deploy 800 more police to ‘clean up Trump’s mess’ after president mobilizes 700 Marines

A battalion of 700 U.S. Marines and 4,000 National Guardsmen are set to be deployed as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday evening

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56 h. ago LA protests live updates: Trump mobilizes 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines to crack down on anti

Nearly 5,000 federal and National Guard troops now set to be deployed in response to L.A. protests, as demonstrations against ICE raids continued into Monday

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66 h. ago Gov. Gavin Newsom sues Donald Trump for ‘illegally’ deploying National Guard to California ICE protests

Newsom accused Trump of having ‘flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard’

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69 h. ago Gov. Gavin Newsom will sue Donald Trump for ‘illegally’ deploying National Guard to California ICE protests

Newsom accused Trump of having “flamed the fires and illegally acted to federalize the National Guard”

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2 d. ago Gov. Gavin Newsom to sue Donald Trump for ‘illegally’ deploying National Guard to California ICE protests

A search of court records did not show any litigation in progress as of Monday morning

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3 d. ago Los Angeles protests live: California governor and LA mayor urge Trump to remove national guard troops

Gavin Newsom attacks ‘serious breach of state sovereignty’ as troops deployed amid large protests against Ice raidsHere are a selection of photographs from protests in the early hours of Sunday morning.Immigration officers could be in California for a month, a Democrat congresswoman has been told. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago LA protests live: Clashes erupt at detention center amid political turmoil over Trump deploying National Guard

California governor Gavin Newsom has called the move ‘purposefully inflammatory’ and warned that it would ‘only escalate tensions’

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3 d. ago Newsom says Trump is ‘hoping for chaos’ as national guard arrives in LA after protests – US politics live

Gavin Newsom says president is looking to ‘justify more crackdowns’ after deploying 2,000 troops to LA countyHere are a selection of photographs from protests in the early hours of Sunday morning.Immigration officers could be in California for a month, a Democrat congresswoman has been told. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago National guard arrives in LA after protests over Ice raids as governor says Trump is ‘hoping for chaos’ – US politics live

Gavin Newsom says president is looking to ‘justify more crackdowns’ after deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles countyHere are a selection of photographs from protests in the early hours of Sunday morning.Immigration officers could be in California for a month, a Democrat congresswoman has been told. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago National guard troops sent by Trump arrive in LA following protests against immigration raids – US politics live

President had earlier praised national guard for ‘great job’, even though they were not yet in the cityAs Los Angeles wakes up, people in the city will be waiting to see if a third day of protests gets underway.Tensions were high after a series of sweeps by immigration authorities on Friday, including in LA’s fashion district and at a Home Depot, as more than 100 people have been arrested in the city in the last week. Continue reading...

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