An L.A. curfew has been announced largely because criminal opportunists are committing robberies and property damage.
Posse Comitatus does not apply to middle school graduations or grabbing people off the street because they fit a ‘migrant’ profile in a nation of immigrants.
Yet Trump thinks of his presidency as a TV show rather than governing, and the second try is still mediocre in terms of planning as well as execution, with the inauthenticity of his claims for an LA apocalypse complete with “migrant riots” pretty far from fulfillment so far. Whipping out the military is only a sad feature of Trump’s racism, sexism, and bratty dickishness.
Stephen Miller’s demands to meet a 3,000 a day quota are impossible. The Obama administration’s numbers have yet to equaled by Trump. Needless to say, this program, now in its second season needs to be cancelled.
Trump’s sad trolling rhetoric pales next to Newsom’s ‘cool’. You can see why he didn’t get recalled.
President Trump is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and generals who stifled him in 2020.
Why it matters: The Insurrection Act of 1807, which allows the deployment of U.S. troops to quell domestic unrest, is among the most extreme emergency powers available to a sitting president.
- Trump already has broken decades of precedent by federalizing California's National Guard without the state's consent, aiming to crush the escalating protests in Los Angeles sparked by his administration's immigration raids.
- He's now openly telegraphing his willingness — even eagerness — to invoke the law, telling reporters Monday: "The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators. They're insurrectionists."
State of play: More than 700 Marines were mobilized Monday to respond to the protests in LA, joining up to 4,000 National Guardsmen. Without the Insurrection Act, the troops' mission is legally limited to protecting federal agents and property.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom — whom Trump suggested Monday should be arrested — has accused the administration of manufacturing a crisis and illegally militarizing the city.
- "This is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism that threatens the foundation of our republic. We cannot let it stand," Newsom, who is suing Trump to reverse the National Guard order, posted on X.
- The protests erupted after sweeping ICE raids led to more than 100 arrests in the Los Angeles area. Demonstrators have blocked highways, torched vehicles and clashed with police, but much of the sprawling city is operating as normal.
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ICE has conducted raids in several major cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Denver, Miami, and Atlanta. These operations are part of a broader crackdown on undocumented immigrants, which has raised concerns about the treatment of non-violent offenders and law-abiding migrants.
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