Fourth Day of Protests in LA Over Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
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Protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have continued for four days in Los Angeles, with families demanding the release of detained immigrants. Amid the unrest, Trump has deployed the national guard, provoking California Governor Gavin Newsom to request the rescinding of this order, despite threats of arrest from Trump. As a consequence, the Trump administration faces a lawsuit from California, accusing it of unlawfully federalizing the state’s national guard to suppress immigration protests.
Protests in Los Angeles against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and national guard deployment continue into the fourth day.
Families of detained immigrants demand their release as California Governor, Gavin Newsom, officially requests Trump to revoke his order to deploy national guard.
Key stories to note:
700 active-duty US marines are set to be deployed to LA, fulfilling Trump’s threat to send more troops to squelch protests against government immigration raids.
Veterans warn of the risk of politicising US military as a result of Trump’s national guard deployment despite opposition from California’s governor.
California plans to sue the Trump administration accusing the president of “unlawfully” using the state’s national guard to suppress protests.
Pete Hegseth sacked three top aides over a Pentagon leak investigation into the disclosure of classified materials.
Trump’s travel ban on citizens of a dozen countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle East, has been executed.
Health Secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, plans to dismiss all members on a key US CDC panel of vaccine experts and restructure the committee.
Trump unveils a federal program offering $1,000 government-funded investment accounts for American babies, backed by significant business leaders.
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