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Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had conducted several raids across Los Angeles County, which sparked protests. Mr Trump likened them to a “rebellion” and invoked a rarely used statute to deploy at least 2,
Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.
National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.
President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to disperse protests over immigration activity in the Los Angeles area, the White House said in a statement Saturday night.
McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.
Demonstrations in solidarity with Los Angeles protests against immigration raids have spread throughout the country.
Protests against immigrations raids continued in Los Angeles on Wednesday, entering their sixth day despite a curfew. Thousands of troops and hundreds of US Marines have been deployed to the city by US President Donald Trump to quell the demonstrations.