Trump deploys National Guard
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The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities,
A Department of Homeland Security request for 21,000 National Guard troops to support "expansive interior immigration enforcement operations" includes a call for troops to search for unaccompanied children in some cases.
California political leaders are facing a perilous and complex political situation as Trump sends the National Guard into Los Angeles.
President Trump has ordered National Guard troops to Los Angeles after protesters and federal agents clash over immigration raids. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is threatening to send in the Marines.