1 hour ago NWSL’s Angel City wear ‘Immigrant City Football Club’ shirts after Los Angeles raids

Team handed out 10,000 shirts bearing messageProtests have erupted across LA in response to raidsAngel City, Los Angeles’ NWSL team, wore shirts that proclaimed themselves “Immigrant City Football Club” before Saturday night’s game against the North Carolina Courage.The team also printed 10,000 t-shirts bearing the same message, with “Los Angeles is for Everyone” on the back in English and Spanish, and gave them to fans at the game. The move was in solidarity with immigrants in the city who have been targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago How Trump hinted at a crackdown on protests long before his inauguration

Similarly, how cities have long planned their responses to a Trump-led escalation, which is finally hereThe White House’s escalating response to street protests echoes talk before Donald Trump’s inauguration of forcibly quelling resistance in urban America. Those plans are now the present.After the use of federalized national guard units and marines in response to protests in Los Angeles, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) plans to deploy Swat-style special response teams to Seattle, Philadelphia, northern Virginia, New York and Chicago – cities led by Democrats that have long been the target of Trump’s invective – before expected protests this weekend, according to reports by NBC and others. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Tanks to roll through Washington as Trump hosts US military parade

Parade – ostensibly to mark US army’s 250th birthday – takes place as president turns 79 and comes amid large protestsThousands of troops accompanied by dozens of tanks and aircraft will stream through the National Mall in Washington DC for a military parade billed as celebrating the US army’s 250th birthday on Saturday – which also happens to be the day Donald Trump turns 79.The president has long desired to hold a military parade in the capital, and is finally getting his wish months after returning to the White House for a second term, and days after ordering federalized California national guard and US marines to the streets of Los Angeles in response to protests against deportations. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago ‘A moral obligation to protest’: LA residents on being thrust into chaos

Angelenos have taken to the streets to resist Ice officials conducting raids at workplaces, schools and churchesAs thousands of military personnel descended on Los Angeles under the orders of Donald Trump and their city was thrust into the center of a political crisis, Angelenos have largely voiced their support for the immigrant community and resistance to the administration targeting them.“When you are rounding up people with no criminal record while they are at their jobs, it is very clear that the cruelty is indeed the point,” said Alex Berg, 42. “As Americans, we have a constitutionally protected right to protest. As Angelenos, we have a moral obligation to protest Ice raids on members of our community,” he added. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Donald Trump to face protests against military parade across America

It follows days of protest in Los Angeles in response to immigration raids in the Californian city - and Trump's policy of mass deportations

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68 h. ago Democrats condemn ‘sickening’ and ‘dictatorial’ forcible removal of senator Alex Padilla from Noem event in LA – live

California governor Newsom joins number of Democrats in condemning removal of Padilla from homeland security secretary’s press briefingSenator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem press event in Los AngelesA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Hegseth refuses to commit to obeying courts on marines in LA; Trump army parade may get cancelled over thunderstorms – live

US defense secretary repeatedly deflects when asked if he would respect a ruling that deployment is illegal; weather forecast puts doubt on military spectacleA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump reacts to criticism of mass deportations from business leaders – live

US president promises changes after industry chiefs complain about losing farm and hospitality workers but is cryptic about details A woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago LA protests: Newsom says Trump use of troops is ‘theater, madness’ before California court challenge – live

California governor also called US president a ‘stone cold liar’ as judge will hear arguments Thursday as part of lawsuit against presidentA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago LA protests: Newsom says Trump use of troops ‘theater, madness, unconstitutional’ before California court challenge – live

California governor also called US president a ‘stone cold liar’ as judge will hear arguments Thursday as part of lawsuit against presidentA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago LA protests: Newsom calls Trump a ‘stone cold liar’ as California prepares to challenge troop presence in court – live

California governor has accused Trump of provoking unrest in LA, and a judge will hear arguments Thursday as part of lawsuit against presidentA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago LA protests: Newsom condemns Trump’s use of troops as ‘madness’ while California prepares to challenge president in court – latest updates

California governor has accused Trump of provoking unrest in LA, and a judge will hear arguments Thursday as part of lawsuit against presidentA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Karoline Leavitt gets fiery as she’s pressed on Trump’s military response to Los Angeles protests

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt got into a heated back and forth with reporters on Wednesday as she held her first briefing since President Donald Trump’ federalized the National Guard in California and sent active-duty Marines to join them in cracking down on protests and unrest over immigration roundups in Los Angeles.

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5 d. ago What to know about Trump's deployment of the Marines and National Guard to LA's immigration protests

Marines and additional National Guard troops are headed to Los Angeles on President Donald Trump’s orders in response to protests over immigration raids

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5 d. ago Only a third of Americans are backing the LA protests over the ICE raids, poll finds

The Trump administration has ramped up its response after protests against sweeping immigration action broke out across Los Angeles over the weekend

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5 d. ago Trump praises response to LA protests after deploying 4,000 National Guard troops

Donald Trump has lauded his administration’s response to growing anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.

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5 d. ago How unusual is it for the National Guard to come to LA? Here's what to know about the city's history

Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a longstanding dynamic in the state and around the country

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6 d. ago Watch: Federal agents use tear gas and flash grenades to disperse LA protesters

Tear gas, rubber bullets and flash grenades have been used by law enforcement in Los Angeles after protesters took to the streets in response to Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard.

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6 d. ago Chaos erupts in LA as protesters torch robotaxis after Trump sends National Guard

Tensions have escalated in Los Angeles as thousands of protesters take to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard

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2 w. ago Gene Hackman's secret Hollywood fistfight REVEALED three months after tragic death at 95

Gene Hackman's secret fistfight in Los Angeles - along with the star's hilariously petty response - has been revealed three months after his shock death at 95.

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