Cities prepare for ‘No Kings’ rallies nationwide as Marines arrive in Los Angeles
There are expected to be over 2,000 “No Kings” protests in all 50 states during President Donald Trump’s military parade
Cities have been preparing for ‘No Kings’ rallies nationwide as opponents of the Trump administration get ready to protest against the president and his agenda.
There are expected to be over 2,000 protests in all 50 states Saturday, and local police say they will protect those who assemble peacefully.
In Los Angeles on Friday, the first 200 U.S. Marines out of a battalion of 700 arrived, joining National Guard troops already deployed to the city by the Trump administration. At 12 p.m. local time, they went on duty patrolling outside the Wilshire Federal Building in the city’s Civic Center.
Thursday night, an appeals court ruled that Donald Trump can retain temporary control of the Guard, dealing a blow to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made the ruling after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Trump’s action was “illegal” and violated the Tenth Amendment, saying the president must return control of 4,000 troops to Newsom.
A more comprehensive appeals hearing on the matter is set for Tuesday.
A curfew for downtown Los Angeles remains in effect indefinitely as officials work to curb vandalism and looting of businesses after dark.
Protests against the ongoing workplace raids across the nation are expected to continue through the weekend as part of the “No Kings” movement, coinciding with the president’s birthday parade in Washington, D.C., celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing calls to resign after California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from her press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday and pinned to the floor.
The incident sparked uproar, with California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell among those calling for Noem’s resignation.
“Kristi Noem should resign for what has happened under her watch,” Swalwell told NewsNation’s Joe Khalil.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia court appearance underway
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s federal court appearance in his criminal case is underway in Nashville, Tennessee.
His wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, spoke outside the court just now. She saw him for the first time in three months through a video screen yesterday.
She also shared words from Kilmar.
To all the families still fighting to be reunited after family separation, or if you, too, are in detention, Kilmar wants you to have faith.
He said, ‘These dark times we’re facing, all the tribulations God has put in our path, but keep praying and keep fighting. The light will come soon for all of us. And you too will be able to see your family again.’
To everyone who continues to support Kilmar and the fight for justice, Kilmar says: ‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God has put us in this path together for a reason.’
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Kilmar shares that he feels God’s presence with him. Only God knows the darkness he has faced these past three months. And Kilmar closed by saying, ‘God is also within all of us as you keep fighting for freedom for us, and I will soon see you.’
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My heart is in Maryland with our kids. Our son Kilmar Jr. is right now in his kindergarten graduation, that is taking place right now. My son is alone on his big day. And I’m here fighting for my husband, for his dad to come back home.
More than 30 farmworkers detained by ICE in Ventura County outside LA, report says
NBC 4 LA reports that 35 farmworkers were detained in Ventura County outside Los Angeles over the past few days.
The region’s farming community is now living in terror and being pushed into the shadows, a coalition of immigration advocacy groups said Thursday.
Per the network:
Among the 35 people detained, 23 of them were Mexican nationals while the rest had a varying national origin, according to 805UndocuFund Executive Director Primitiva Hernandez, who organized a rally at Ventura County's Government Center with other nonprofits Thursday.
“Now, the community – they see someone in uniform and they say, 'ICE! ICE!'” she said.
Federal agents also tried to inspect nine farms on Tuesday, but they were turned away because they didn't have a warrant, said Lucas Zucker, a co-executive director at Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.
“At all of them, ICE was turned away because they didn’t have a warrant,” he said.
Videos shared on social media depicted ICE agents in farm fields and parking lots throughout the county. According to the Farm Bureau of Ventura County, dozens of immigrant workers were detained Tuesday morning.
President Donald Trump appeared to hint that, having spoken with business leaders, there might be changes to immigration and deportation policies concerning farm workers and those in the hotel industry, but no specifics were given.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to smuggling charges
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges one week after Donald Trump’s administration returned him to the United States to face a federal grand jury indictment.
Three months after he was arrested and deported to a brutal Salvadoran prison, the 29-year-old Salvadoran father appeared in a red jumpsuit in a Nashville courtroom.
Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes will also hear arguments on Friday over whether to keep Abrego Garcia detained while awaiting trial.
Alex Woodward has been following the case.
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Full story: RFK Jr team forced Medicaid officials to hand over immigration status of enrollees to DHS
The Trump administration has handed over the personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials, the Associated Press reports.
Included in the data are the immigration statuses of millions of Medicaid enrollees, which could be used to identify individuals for deportation as part of President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown.
This has caused notable concern among officials in California due to the raids in Los Angeles by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, supported by troops, which have ignited protests and civil unrest.
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US Marines have arrived in Los Angeles
U.S. Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will take over protecting the Wilshire Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard in the coming hours, the head of the military's efforts in the city said on Friday.
U.S. Army Major General Scott Sherman, who commands the task force of Marines and Guardsmen, said that about 200 Marines had moved into the city so far.
He added that so far, neither the Marines nor the National Guard troops there had temporarily detained anyone, despite earlier conflicting reports that they had.
“They have watched federal law enforcement arrest personnel as they were protecting, they have not had to detain anyone at this point,” Sherman said.
The troops are authorized to detain people who pose a threat to federal personnel or property, but only until police can arrest them.
Trump could take a more far-reaching step by invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow troops to directly participate in civilian law enforcement.
The Marines will take over operations in the city from noon local time.
Padilla says he was escorted by FBI, National Guard before being wrestled to ground at Noem presser
California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla says FBI agents escorted him to a Kristi Noem press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, where he was swarmed by security, contradicting the Trump administration’s version of events.
Joe Sommerlad has the details.
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Trump demands a ‘Thank You’ from Newsom after appeals court delays bid to boot military from Los Angeles
President Donald Trump said California Governor Gavin Newsom should be “thanking” him for calling in the National Guard in Los Angeles after an appeals court ruling delayed the military being used to help stop anti-ICE protests.
A U.S. District Judge ruled Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in LA was “illegal” and violated the Tenth Amendment, and that troops had to leave. But a late-night decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to Newsom and delayed the implementation of the lower court order.
“Incompetent Gavin Newscum should have been THANKING me for the job we did in Los Angeles, rather than making sad excuses for the poor job he has done,” Trump raged.
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Another relatively calm night in Los Angeles with 46 arrests amid curfew
Almost the entire sprawling 500-square-mile city of Los Angeles remains free from disturbances, although protests continue downtown, near City Hall and a federal detention center where some immigrants are being held.
On the third night of an 8 p.m. curfew that covers just one square mile of the city center, Los Angeles police arrested several demonstrators who refused to leave a downtown street, while Homeland Security officers deployed flash bangs to disperse a crowd near the jail.
There were 33 arrests for failure to disperse and 13 for curfew violations, the LAPD said Friday.
Those incidents were outliers. Like the prior two nights, the hours-long demonstrations remained peaceful and upbeat, attracting a few hundred attendees who were chanting, dancing, and poking fun at the Trump administration’s characterization of the city as a “war zone.”
However, the LAPD reported people in a crowd throwing objects, including commercial-grade fireworks, at officers.
Around 470 arrests have taken place since Saturday, according to the LAPD, with most individuals arrested for failing to leave the downtown area at the request of law enforcement.
A few more serious charges include assault on officers and possession of a Molotov cocktail and a firearm.
Nine officers have been hurt, mostly with minor injuries.
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