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| LA protests: Newsom says Trump 'deranged' to deploy of thousands more troops | LA protests: Newsom says Trump 'deranged' to deploy of thousands more troops |
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| Watch: Police fire rubber bullets at Los Angeles protesters on Monday | Watch: Police fire rubber bullets at Los Angeles protesters on Monday |
| President Donald Trump's administration has sent thousands more troops to Los Angeles on a fourth day of chaotic protests against immigration raids, as the unrest spread to other US cities. | President Donald Trump's administration has sent thousands more troops to Los Angeles on a fourth day of chaotic protests against immigration raids, as the unrest spread to other US cities. |
| Some 700 US Marines have been deployed to the Los Angeles area and the contingent of National Guard troops mobilised to help quell the disorder has been doubled to 4,000. | Some 700 US Marines have been deployed to the Los Angeles area and the contingent of National Guard troops mobilised to help quell the disorder has been doubled to 4,000. |
| California Governor Gavin Newsom said the move was fulfilling "the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president". | |
| The state is suing the president for sending in troops without the governor's permission. It is highly unusual for the American military to have any domestic law enforcement role. | |
| Watch: Cities across US hold immigration rallies as LA protests continue | Watch: Cities across US hold immigration rallies as LA protests continue |
| It is the first time since 1965 that a president has sent National Guard troops to a US city without a governor's approval. | It is the first time since 1965 that a president has sent National Guard troops to a US city without a governor's approval. |
| US Marines were previously deployed domestically for major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the 11 September 2001 attacks. | |
| But the Trump administration has so far not invoked the Insurrection Act, which would allow the troops to directly participate in civilian policing. | But the Trump administration has so far not invoked the Insurrection Act, which would allow the troops to directly participate in civilian policing. |
| Live updates from the protests | Live updates from the protests |
| Perfect storm as Trump's mass deportation drive collides with city of immigrants | Perfect storm as Trump's mass deportation drive collides with city of immigrants |
| Everything we know about the LA protests | Everything we know about the LA protests |
| How protests unfolded - in maps and pictures | How protests unfolded - in maps and pictures |
| The 700 members of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, from Twentynine Palms, California, will help protect federal property and personnel, including immigration agents, said the US military. | |
| On Monday evening, Los Angeles police officers fired stun grenades and gas canisters to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who gathered outside a federal detention centre in downtown LA where undocumented immigrants have been held. | On Monday evening, Los Angeles police officers fired stun grenades and gas canisters to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who gathered outside a federal detention centre in downtown LA where undocumented immigrants have been held. |
| National Guard forces formed a cordon to keep protesters out of the building in the heart of America's second largest city. | National Guard forces formed a cordon to keep protesters out of the building in the heart of America's second largest city. |
| Watch: "They should be in jail", Trump says of LA protesters | Watch: "They should be in jail", Trump says of LA protesters |
| LAPD said late on Monday afternoon some demonstrators had thrown objects at officers. | LAPD said late on Monday afternoon some demonstrators had thrown objects at officers. |
| Protests also sprang up in at least nine other US cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Austin and San Francisco. | Protests also sprang up in at least nine other US cities, including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Austin and San Francisco. |
| Demonstrators took to the streets of LA on Friday after it emerged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were raiding Latino areas. | Demonstrators took to the streets of LA on Friday after it emerged Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were raiding Latino areas. |
| The protests unravelled into looting, self-driving cars being torched, rocks thrown at law enforcement and a major freeway blocked by demonstrators. | The protests unravelled into looting, self-driving cars being torched, rocks thrown at law enforcement and a major freeway blocked by demonstrators. |
| LAPD say they arrested 29 people Saturday night and made 21 more arrests on Sunday. | LAPD say they arrested 29 people Saturday night and made 21 more arrests on Sunday. |
| Suspects face charges ranging from attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail and assault on a police officer to looting. | Suspects face charges ranging from attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail and assault on a police officer to looting. |
| The LAPD also says more than 600 rubber bullets and other less-than-lethal rounds were used over the weekend. | The LAPD also says more than 600 rubber bullets and other less-than-lethal rounds were used over the weekend. |
| At the White House on Monday, Trump said his decision to send in the National Guard had stopped the city from "burning down". | At the White House on Monday, Trump said his decision to send in the National Guard had stopped the city from "burning down". |
| Channel Nine's Lauren Tomasi hit by 'rubber bullet' while reporting from LA | Channel Nine's Lauren Tomasi hit by 'rubber bullet' while reporting from LA |
| "You watch same clips I did: cars burning, people rioting, we stopped it," the president said. "I feel we had no choice." | |
| The Republican president said he supported a suggestion that California's governor should be arrested over possible obstruction of his administration's immigration enforcement measures. | The Republican president said he supported a suggestion that California's governor should be arrested over possible obstruction of his administration's immigration enforcement measures. |
| Newsom, who has engaged in a war of words in recent days with Trump, responded on X that "this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism". He said the troop deployment was "about stroking a dangerous President's ego". | Newsom, who has engaged in a war of words in recent days with Trump, responded on X that "this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism". He said the troop deployment was "about stroking a dangerous President's ego". |
| Trump meanwhile posted a warning to protesters in LA who confront police and federal forces. | Trump meanwhile posted a warning to protesters in LA who confront police and federal forces. |
| He wrote on social media: "IF THEY SPIT, WE WILL HIT, and I promise you they will be hit harder than they have ever been hit before. Such disrespect will not be tolerated!" | He wrote on social media: "IF THEY SPIT, WE WILL HIT, and I promise you they will be hit harder than they have ever been hit before. Such disrespect will not be tolerated!" |
| His border tsar, Tom Homan, who has been conducting ICE raids, applauded Trump's show of force in LA. | His border tsar, Tom Homan, who has been conducting ICE raids, applauded Trump's show of force in LA. |
| "I was there for two nights," Homan said on Fox News on Monday. "It was out of control. The city was burning. Governor Newsom did nothing." | |
| Watch: California attorney general announces lawsuit against Trump for National Guard order | Watch: California attorney general announces lawsuit against Trump for National Guard order |
| But at a press conference on Monday evening, LA Mayor Karen Bass said the deployment of troops was a "deliberate attempt" by the Trump administration to "create disorder and chaos in our city". | But at a press conference on Monday evening, LA Mayor Karen Bass said the deployment of troops was a "deliberate attempt" by the Trump administration to "create disorder and chaos in our city". |
| The city leader also said she was aware of at least "five raids by ICE throughout the region" on Monday, including one near her grandson's school. | The city leader also said she was aware of at least "five raids by ICE throughout the region" on Monday, including one near her grandson's school. |
| On Monday, Governor Newsom's administration sued the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard. | On Monday, Governor Newsom's administration sued the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard. |
| The lawsuit argued that the president was violating the US Constitution and state sovereignty. | The lawsuit argued that the president was violating the US Constitution and state sovereignty. |
| Trump has argued that Democratic President Joe Biden's administration allowed millions of immigrants to enter the country illegally. | |
| He has pledged to deport record numbers of undocumented migrants, setting a goal of at least 3,000 daily arrests. | |
| Watch: Trump had "prerogative" to deploy National Guard to LA, Bannon tells BBC | Watch: Trump had "prerogative" to deploy National Guard to LA, Bannon tells BBC |