Overview

• President Trump issued a memorandum on June 8 authorizing 2,000 National Guard soldiers to deploy in Los Angeles, bypassing California’s governor
• Protests against mass deportations in Los Angeles and nearby suburbs saw violent confrontations with ICE and local police, resulting in at least 56 arrests
• Governor Gavin Newsom and other Democratic officials condemned the action as a “deliberately incendiary” overreach and a violation of state authority
• On Truth Social, Trump branded the protesters “rioters” and “insurgents” and warned he could send troops to other states facing similar unrest
• Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and rights groups decried the treatment of detained immigrants and urged respect for their human rights