Marines set to join National Guard in L.A.
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Senior U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer said he was “trying to figure out where the lines are drawn.”
Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor. But he also ruled that it was premature to restrict the use of active-duty Marines.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest.
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.”
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Typically the authority to call up the National Guard lies with governors, but there are limited circumstances under which the president can.
Trump ordered California National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to violent demonstrations against immigration enforcement.
One of Hegseth's top deputies testified Tuesday that the estimated cost of deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles will be $134 million.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that he was deploying 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and 2,000 Department of Public Safety officers to "maintain order" at planned anti-Trump protests across the state this weekend.
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