Los Angeles, National Guard
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As the military presence ramped up in Los Angeles, communities are preparing for the largest protests against Trump since he took office.
About 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel. Some troops were seen outside a federal building by midday Friday. Maj. Gen.
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.”
Waymo said it had temporarily halted service in downtown Los Angeles after several of its cars were torched during protests.
The Guard’s arrival marks a potentially volatile phase in Trump’s push to ramp up deportations and in his contentious relationship with state and local authorities.
The Trump administration is accusing the LAPD of waiting two hours to respond and disperse a violent mob of 1,000 people who gathered in the city’s downtown Friday nto protest the feds’ efforts to