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Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.
President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.
A federal court hearing is scheduled on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.
The Justice Department claims California's request to limit the federal response to violent riots in Los Angeles would "countermand" the president's lawful military directives.
McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the administration’s decision to deploy California National Guard troops to quell violence in Los Angeles, citing the riots that took place in Minnesota in 2020.
The California National Guard is conducting training on civil unrest in Los Alamitos, California, following several days of protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles.