Los Angeles, Protest and immigration raids
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Mayor Bass extends curfew in Los Angeles as anti-ICE demonstrations intensify, with initially peaceful protests evolving into confrontations requiring law enforcement intervention.
No Kings” protests, including several in Michigan cities, are scheduled across the country Saturday to coincide with Trump’s planned military parade in Washington, D.C.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had sued Trump in an attempt to block the deployment of federal troops in the city, which Newsom has called a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”
California has challenged the administration's move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.
Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.
President Donald Trump sent in troops, but demonstrators have largely come face to face with local police instead
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.”
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress are calling for quick passage of the centerpiece of President Trump's legislative agenda.