Trump, California and national guard
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The National Guard in Los Angeles has detained anti-ICE protesters while providing security for immigration operations, with officials expecting protests to escalate.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked a federal judge to temporarily limit President Trump's use of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines.
California is taking the Trump administration to court Thursday over the president’s decision to deploy National Guard troops and Marines to LA in support of immigration enforcement operations.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.
Pentagon officials said the cost of deploying thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles is $134 million.
The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.
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.