Trump orders National Guard troops to L.A
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National Guard on ground in LA
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Rioters in Los Angeles, California, objecting to deportation efforts of illegal immigrants in the U.S. have plagued the city with violence for three days. This has included assaulting law enforcement,
California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, have described the move as "unnecessary".
President Trump and California Gov. Newsom clash over National Guard deployment amid L.A. riots, with differing views on the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act governing military use domestically
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Harris said the deployment is "part of the Trump Administration's cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division."
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Homeland Security Secretary Noem blamed California Gov. Newsom for the need to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles protests.
A Department of Homeland Security request for 21,000 National Guard troops to support "expansive interior immigration enforcement operations" includes a call for troops to search for unaccompanied children in some cases.