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ANOTHER 2000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines are heading to Los Angeles on orders from US president Donald Trump ...

Trump backs call to arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom who brands decision to send Marines into Los Angeles as a ‘deranged fantasy’

New immigration crackdown in LA detains workers without criminal history, causing protests, violence, and fears of economic damage across the US.

The proposal would require the Texas Legislature to return for a special session to carry out the rare move of reshaping the state’s political boundaries mid-decade.

Protests showed no signs of stopping, as families of detained immigrants pleaded for their loved ones to be released – key US politics stories from 9 June

The Pentagon is scrambling to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration is deploying active duty troops to the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles

Moves come as California sues Trump administration over deployment of troops to quell protests.

In 2020, during ongoing protests, President Trump claimed he lacked the authority to deploy the National Guard, contradicting his directives over the weekend.

‘We’re preparing for an enormous turnout,’ Matt McCool of the Secret Service’s Washington Field office said