Overview

• President Trump federalized the National Guard in California over Gov. Newsom’s objections, marking the first such state override in six decades.
• He ordered 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to bolster aggressive ICE immigration raids that have drawn widespread backlash.
• Solidarity protests have spread beyond Los Angeles to cities including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Tampa, Raleigh and Washington D.C.
• Critics describe the federal response as a portrait of presidential weakness and an attempted authoritarian power grab.
• Democratic lawmakers say the protests have fortified their resolve to counter the administration’s policies and pursue legal challenges.