Armed National Guard troops mobilized by President Trump, accompanied on Tuesday federal immigration enforcement officials on raids in Los Angeles, a movement that the state of California has called illegal and inflammatory.
Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed on Tuesday evening that the National Guard accompanied immigration and customs enforcement officials in their activities.
The Trump government has deployed nearly 5,000 national guard troops and marines in the Los Angeles area to stop protests. The deployment raged in California, who submitted lawsuits who asked the court to intervene in what they called, was illegal and provocative.
Earlier in the evening, Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a photo of what seemed to be military staff with guns who were on social media with ice officers. “We will defend this,” he wrote.
Ice also posted depict On social media from officers who hold individuals while they are surrounded by members of the National Guard who can be identified by the Insignia on their uniforms.
A federal judge in California established a hearing on Thursday afternoon at the request of the State to limit the use of soldiers in Los Angeles in Los Angeles in the police, so that they are only limited to protecting federal property.
The state also demanded an emergency order by Tuesday afternoon and stated that the Marines and other troops could not accompany immigration agents in raids or perform other law enforcement activities, such as operational checkpoints. The judge, Charles S. Breyer, refused to meet the deadline.
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