Trump deploys National Guard
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Protests against his administration’s immigration policies have crossed the line into outright rebellion, U.S. President Donald Trump declared over the weekend.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has been critical of President Donald Trump's move to take control of and deploy the National Guard.
Gavin Newsom, who said Trump wanted to create a "spectacle." U.S. Northern Command said approximately 300 soldiers were already on the ground at three locations in the greater Los Angeles area to provide "safety and protection of federal property and personnel.
A Paramount Home Depot — about a block away from where Ernest Melendrez cleaned, across city limits in Compton — was the epicenter of the previous night’s struggle.
The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.
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Tampa Free Press on MSN20,000 National Guard Troops Poised For Border Crackdown As Pentagon Reviews RequestArmy officials indicated that the Trump administration is preparing to provide 20,000 National Guard troops to help crack down on illegal immigration, though the Pentagon said it is still reviewing the decision.