President Donald Trump’& rsquo; s administration said it would release 2,000 National Guard soldiers on Saturday as federal representatives in Los Angeles took on versus a few hundred demonstrators throughout a second day of protests following immigration raids.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alerted that the Pentagon was prepared to activate active-duty soldiers “& ldquo; if violence continues & rdquo; in Los Angeles, stating the Marines at neighboring Camp Pendleton were “& ldquo; on high alert.
& rdquo; Federal security representatives on Saturday faced protesters in the Paramount area in southeast Los Angeles, where some demonstrators showed Mexican flags.
A second demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night drew in some 60 people, who chanted mottos consisting of “& ldquo; ICE out of L.A.!”& rdquo; Trump signed a presidential memorandum to deploy the National Guard troops to “& ldquo; address the lawlessness that has actually been allowed to fester,” & rdquo; the White House said in a declaration.
Trump’& rsquo; s border czar, Tom Homan, informed Fox News that the National Guard would be released in Los Angeles on Saturday.California Governor Gavin Newsom called the choice “& ldquo; purposefully inflammatory.” & rdquo; He posted on X that Trump was deploying the National Guard “& ldquo; not because there is a shortage of police, however since they want a phenomenon,” & rdquo; including: & ldquo; Don & rsquo; t give them one.
Never utilize violence.
Speak up peacefully.”& rdquo; Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that if Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass can’& rsquo; t do their tasks & ldquo; then the Federal Government will action in and fix the issue, RIOTS & & LOOTERS, the way it must be solved !!!”& rdquo; The protests pit Democratic-run Los Angeles, where census data suggests a substantial part of the population is Hispanic and foreign-born, against Trump’& rsquo; s Republican White House, which has made cracking down on immigration a trademark of his second term.(Reuters) The post Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against migration representatives continue initially appeared on TINS News|Afghanistan News.