National Guard, Trump and LA protests
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Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to quell LA protests is a rare exercise of presidential power.
As tensions grow between demonstrators and the White House's immigration policies, questions may arise over the president's ability to deploy the National Guard.
HOW WE GOT HERE: The protests erupted after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday carried out raids in three locations across L.A., where dozens of people were taken into custody. Newsom called the raids “chaotic federal sweeps” that aimed to fill an “arbitrary arrest quota.”
President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called it "illegal."
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.