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California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday that he’ll soon file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for federalizing National Guard troops this weekend.
But what does a state's National Guard do that local or state law enforcement can't? The National Guard is almost always called upon by a state's governor. Their job is broad, ess
Armed National Guard troops are accompanying immigration agents as they carry out mass deportation raids on the streets of Los Angeles, multiple sources told The Post.
Los Angeles protests against federal immigration raids enter third day, as Trump threatens to deploy the National Guard over objections by CA Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration to rescind the deployment, saying the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," calling the move "purposefully inflammatory" and saying it will "only escalate tensions."
President Donald Trump ordered thousands of troops after large protests in LA targeted the administration's crackdown on immigration enforcement
According to experts, Trump is the first President to deploy the National Guard without a request from the state Governor since 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent federal troops to Alabama to protect those partaking in a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Martin Luther King Jr.
Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state ahead of mass, anti-Trump protests, internal memos obtained by the American-Statesman reveal military leaders are scrambling to find and train enough personnel for the mission.