National Guard in Los Angeles
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Tensions flared in Los Angeles late Monday. On Tuesday, teams worked to scrub away, cover up or fade out protesters' graffiti.
President Donald Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA. But California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are suing the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.
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President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.
An uptick in activity at the Ohio National Guard site in Akron is likely part of routine training, the governor's spokesman said.
Monday's protests were largely calmer than Sunday's clashes. California officials insist that the 4,000 National Guards troops and 700 active duty Marines en route to L.A. are an unnecessary abuse of power by Trump.
The California Governor has sued the U.S. President over the mobilization of the National Guard, calling it “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”
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ABC 7 Los Angeles on MSNAt least 10 arrested, unlawful assembly declared after tensions flare at Santa Ana protestAt least 10 people were arrested after a protest against immigration raids in Orange County Monday turned chaotic and led to police declaring an unlawful assembly. Cleanup efforts got underway Tuesday morning outside the Ronald Reagan Federal Building in Santa Ana after hundreds of people took to the streets to protest the recent immigration