City in California is the scene of protests against the deportation policies of the US government
United States President Donald Trump (Republican Party) authorized the sending of 2,000 other National Guard soldiers and 700 Naval Marines to Los Angeles, California, to contain them in the city. The information is from the agency Associated Press.
A 1,000 contingent of 2,000 National Guard soldiers already (8.Jun), despite the opposition of California governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic Party), who defined the measure as “purposely inflammatory”, Stating that it would only serve to“climb tensions”In the region.
The mobilization of the military occurs after (Immigration and Customs Enforcementthe US Immigration and Customs Control Department). The federal immigration authorities detained more than 40 people in operations around the city on Friday (6.jun).
On Saturday (7.Jun), the protests intensified and that of California under the authority of the federal norm that allows the use of the military in case of “rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the US government”, Transferring the control of the State Guard to the Federal Government. The decision was made without the request or approval of the Governor of California.
The new troop sending was made even with the most peaceful protests of Monday (9.Jun), when thousands of people participated in a rally in the city and hundreds spoke in front of a detention center where some immigrants are being held.
Los Angeles police chief Jim McDonnell said in a statement that the arrival of the Marines without coordination with the police department presents a “significant logistics and operational challenge ”. The governor and mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, said the president is jeopardizing public security by mobilizing military personnel, although local police said they do not need help.
In one in the X (former Twitter), Newsom classified the displacement of the military as “disrespectful” with the state troops. “This is not about public safety ”, said the governor of California. “It is about feeding the ego of a dangerous president ”he said. The governor said he goes by sending the military contingent.
According to information from the news agency, protests against Trump’s anti-immigration operations were recorded in other cities such as San Francisco and Santa Ana, California, and Dallas and Austin, Texas.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against the use of National Guard troops. Bonta seeks a court order that declares the mobilization made by Trump and requests a restriction order to stop the detachment of troops. He stated that the US president had “trampled “ the sovereignty of the state. “We do not welcome the fact that the President abuses his authority and illegally mobilizing the California National Guard troops ”, declared.
The US President declared on Monday (9.Jun) that if he had not sent the National Guard troops, the city would have been “completely destroyed”. On the other hand, despite the presence of the troops, the Associated Press He reported that there was little confrontation between the military and the protesters.
It is the first time since 1965 that a president triggers the National Guard of a state without a request from the governor, according to Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the National Freedom and Security Program of Brennan Center for Justicean independent organization of law and public policies. The last time was when President Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic Party, 1963-1969) sent troops to Alabama to protect protesters in defense of civil rights.
