Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - U.S. president, Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 700 Marines and an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles California, amid escalating violence linked to immigration raids.
The move aims to protect the country’s federal property and personnel as protests, sparked by recent immigration enforcement actions, continue to spread unrest throughout the city.
Over the past four days, Los Angeles has witnessed intense clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, with rioters burning cars, blocking freeways, and engaging in violent confrontations with police. The city, known as a sanctuary city, has become the epicenter of nationwide unrest, with similar protests and arrests reported in California, New York, and Texas.
President Trump has issued a forceful warning to protesters,
stating that those involved will be "hit harder than they have ever been
hit before," following reports of aggressive behavior toward officers. The
President also targeted California Governor Gavin Newsom, calling for his
arrest and accusing him of incompetence, a charge Newsom vehemently rejected as
authoritarian overreach. The governor and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
criticized the federal troop deployment, claiming it exacerbated tensions and escalated
peaceful protests into violent riots.
In response, California has filed a lawsuit to block further
federal troop deployments, calling the move a serious breach of state
sovereignty. Despite the political clash, law enforcement has used tear gas,
flash-bangs, rubber bullets, and pepper balls to disperse crowds, leading to
numerous arrests. In Los Angeles alone, more than 50 people have been detained
over the weekend, with hundreds more taken into custody in other cities.
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