Protests over immigration raids pop up across US
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The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday ordered federal prosecutors to prioritize criminal prosecution of protesters who destroy property or assault law enforcement, and to make sure every case they bring gets publicized,
Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.
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Three Democratic governors are defending their responses to the migrant crisis and dispute claims of failing to cooperate with federal authorities, according to remarks prepared for a congressional panel.
Members of the L.A.P.D. in downtown Los Angeles. National Guard troops in riot gear surrounded a federal building. Protests started near a complex of federal buildings but spread to other areas downtown in the evening. Law enforcement officers were stationed around the federal complex all day.
As the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots in Los Angeles rage on, more protests are being planned for this weekend in the name of the “No Kings” movement. The movement, explicitly anti-Trump and anti-authoritarianism,
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Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
Unions have backed immigrant rights in California and have been on the forefront of resisting the Trump administration’s deportations.
Trump ignited a fight with Newsom after deploying thousands of National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to quell demonstrations protesting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the city. Trump has lashed out at Newsom, suggesting earlier this week that the sitting governor should be arrested.