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Trump Keeps 5,000 Troops in Los Angeles as California’s Legal Challenge Advances

A federal court will weigh today whether the president overstepped his authority by deploying National Guard and Marines to suppress protests over immigrant detentions

Overview

  • The president ordered nearly 5,000 military personnel—4,000 National Guard reservists and 700 Marines—into Los Angeles without a request from local authorities
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom sued, arguing the unilateral deployment violates the Tenth Amendment and federalism principles
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass imposed a nightly curfew downtown, resulting in hundreds of arrests and a notable drop in protest intensity at night
  • Solidarity demonstrations have spread to major cities including Chicago, New York and Seattle, driven by outrage over immigrant raids and concerns of authoritarian overreach
  • Republican governors such as Texas’s Greg Abbott have praised Trump’s actions and mobilized their own National Guard units to contain local protests