Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles into the week: What to know about the state of the city, and how to bring them to justice
As a weekend of protests against immigration raids in California have continued, the Trump administration has responded by sending more Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles, causing heated exchanges with politicians in the state.
Los Angeles police said that while the protests have mostly been peaceful, some violence has occurred. Though, several officials have rebuffed the president’s intervention, saying they have it handled.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she feels that the city is being used as a “test case” for what happens when the federal government takes authority from the state.
In Los Angeles, 50 people were arrested between Saturday and Monday morning, the LAPD said. The Los Angeles Police Department is in agreement with the First Amendment right to assemble.
“Those who choose to incite violence, engage in vandalism or graffiti, and/or attack officers will be arrested,” he said Monday. There’s no tolerance for criminal activity when they are protesting.
The department said people were throwing objects at officers. The police used tear gas and more than 600 rounds of “less lethal” firearms to break up the crowds. The officers had injuries. The department is being investigated for use of excessive force.
Attempted murder, assault on a police officer, looters, and failure to disrupt are some of the charges the people are faced with, according to the LAPD. One of those arrested was David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, who was released Monday afternoon.
The Los Angeles Police Department is preparing for large-scale public demonstrations against ICE in LA into the week. Here’s what to know
The 700 Marines have been sent to the state, according to two government officials. The police chief had no idea that the Marines were there.
“We are confident in the Los Angeles Police Department’s ability to manage large-scale public demonstrations, due to their decades of experience,” he said.
2,000 National Guard troops were federalized by President Trump on Saturday for 60 days or whatever the Defense Secretary chooses. Trump additionally said other branches of the armed forces may be dispatched to support. He put in an order for another 2,000 troops Monday.
“To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States,” Trump said in the order.
McDonnell refuted claims that it took LAPD more than two hours to respond to a federal request for assistance. He claimed that traffic conditions and hazardous conditions caused by tear gas used by federal troops took longer to respond to calls about the protest than did the LAPD. The department was on the scene in 38 minutes, McDonnell said.
Source: Protests against ICE have continued in LA into the week. Here’s what to know
The Governor of California: Why the Ngr is Taking a Stand, But Why the State’s National Guard Isn’t
On Monday, California’s governor said he was suing the Trump administration for sending National Guard troops into the state. The state constitution gives the governor control over the state’s National Guard, which was violated by the Trump administration.
The White House stated that Democrats should be thanking President Trump for leading where they refused, and ridding their streets of criminal illegal immigrants.
He said that this wasn’t about public safety. It’s about swinning the President’s ego. This is Reckless. Pointless. Disrespectful to our troops.
The governor said “Do your job” after the vice president told the governor to do his job. After Trump got involved, there wasn’t a problem. Rescind the order. Control will be returned to California.
The Trump Administration and Los Angeles Anti-Immigration Protests: Why Do They Happen? How Do Marines Help the Defense of the Constitution?
The Trump administration says it is investigating if there is a “financial backer” for the anti-immigration protests in Los Angeles.
She said that there is some activity on the ground that appears to be highly coordinated and that there may be a financial backer that is a foreign adversary.
“No, I don’t say the governor and the mayor — I said, somebody’s paying them — I think. And if they’re not, they’re just troublemakers. I can tell you what to do. “I think somebody is paying them,” Trump said to the reporters who had traveled with him to North Carolina.
McLaughlin criticized California leaders for failing to restore order, spoke about deportation numbers, and talked about a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration.
McLaughlin: The National Guard is the same as it is. The members of the military are highly trained. They have means to control crowds and get rid of rioters. We’ve seen our members of law enforcement being pummeled with rocks. Cars being lit on fire, buildings being defaced and other abuses of power are what we have seen. The members of the military have means of regaining control.
McLaughlin: I think at the end of the day, Steve, Americans want peace, and we want peace abroad, and we want peace on our own home soil. And unfortunately, if Governor Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass are not going to call down the rioters who are assaulting our law enforcement, then we do need to bring in the military to make sure we have the resources on the ground, this country is safe and that we can restore law and order.
Inskeep: Marines have been sent into Los Angeles. The skills that the Marines have that even the national guard doesn’t have are what apply in this particular situation.
I’ve seen the video and photos of the cars. That’s true, but I ponder about the role the military has in society and what Secretary Pete Hegseth wants them to do. He’s focused on the mission, which he defines as lethality and readiness. How does sending Marines to protect buildings and cars in LA match up with the mission?
The president’s memo to send National Guard troops to California said that the protests could be seen as a kind of rebellion. That’s what it’s used for. I want to understand what it means to be a rebellion. I would think of a rebellion as a group of people where they have a leader and an objective. Are you able to identify who the leader of this rebellion is?
Anomalous deportations in South Sudan: The most injunctions in U.S. history under a single president?
McLaughlin: “I don’t know.” Last month? I don’t have a number on my hand. I need to get back to you on that. In the last 125 days, there have been about 150,000 deportations.
Roughly. I believe that we’ve been able to ramp up efforts. I mean, we did inherit, you know, a very broken ICE, a very broken CBP, people who are not able to do their jobs for the last four years.
Inskeep: We’re ballparking on the numbers here, because we don’t know the exact number for this year, but it seems that the rate of deportations is higher than the average under President Biden, but still considerably lower than the average under President Trump or President Obama. Why do you think it has been difficult to get the numbers up?
McLaughlin: We have been facing a historic number of injunctions, Steve, as you know, at the hands of a lot of these judges. We were aware of it coming in. I think it’s a matter of resources. We do need to pass this bill by Congress to make sure we give our ICE enforcement officers more resources, especially in the face of these kinds of protests. But further than that, these officers haven’t been allowed to do their jobs for the last four years, so you’re going from zero to 100 very quickly because they’re once again empowered to do their jobs.
McLaughlin: I would not agree with that. This has been the most injunctions in American history under a single president. Absolutely, Steve. Look at the numbers.
McLaughlin: No. I’m pretty sure. Take the case of Kilmar Abrego. Take the case of the eight heinous convicted individuals who had final deportation orders out of South Sudan. Eight individuals were ordered by a Massachusetts judge to come back. This is unprecedented. Why on earth do we have district judges who so desperately want to bring child rapists and killers, who have been convicted and have final deportation orders, back to U.S. soil? It is pure activism, Steve, and it’s quite disturbing, really.
Inskeep: I guess we should note that the Supreme Court, unanimously, among other courts, have insisted that people may well be terrorists, but that their cases should be heard in court. That leads to one more question. Since you brought Kilmar Abrego, you brought him back to the United States to face charges. I think he will get his day in court and he will face an indictment. The administration said that he couldn’t come back. Now that he is in the United States, would you agree that it was always possible to bring him back?
McLaughlin: I would leave that to the Department of Justice, but I think that what really matters here, Steve, is the egg on the face of a lot of Democrats and the media who have been hell bent on saying that this is an innocent Maryland man. They’ve been saying that for months. He was a full time human trafficker. Allegedly. I have to counter what you said, Steve, because I completely disagree. I think the environment that we’re in, from a judicial standpoint, is far, far different than anything under Obama or even under the first administration of President Trump.
Inskeep: Just to clarify, you said you’d leave it to the Department of Justice. I understand. It is now clear that he could be brought back, but why was he not brought back before?
McLaughlin: Yeah, you’ve heard the facilitate vs effectuate argument before. He is now – Kilmar Abrego Garcia before was not facing a grand jury in Tennessee and now he is. So the facts on the ground have changed.