Overview

• President Trump invoked a legal provision to deploy about 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles without Governor Gavin Newsom’s request.
• This marks the first presidential activation of a state National Guard unit without gubernatorial consent since 1965.
• Guard members remain stationed outside federal detention centers in downtown Los Angeles as demonstrations and clashes with law enforcement continue.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that active-duty Marines could be deployed if protests turn more violent.
• The ACLU and other civil liberties organizations have condemned the deployment and are preparing to file legal challenges.