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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Notices reviewed by CNN warned the migrants that if they do not leave voluntarily, they could face enforcement measures including detention and removal, “without an opportunity to make personal arrangements and return to your country in an orderly manner.”
The humanitarian parole program, introduced by the Biden administration, granted eligible migrants permission to enter the United States on a two-year stay. Approximately 530,000 citizens from the four countries were allowed in under the program.
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Protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration raids continued in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Appeals court pauses judge ruling for Trump to return National Guard troops to Newsom
An appeals court has paused a judge’s ruling for President Donald Trump to return the thousands of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE raids back to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Judge Charles R. Breyer had ruled Thursday night that Trump’s actions were “illegal,” and “he must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the Governor of the State of California forthwith.”
The Trump administration appealed Breyer’s ruling, which led to the pause.
Curfew on downtown Los Angeles is in effect for the third night
Starting 8 p.m. Pacific/11 p.m. Eastern, a curfew was enforced on Los Angeles for the third night.
Officials first announced the curfew Tuesday after anti-ICE protests in the city got criminal after dark.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Tuesday the curfew would be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time “to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting.”
She later said the curfew would remain in effect indefinitely.
According to New York Times reporter Orlando Mayorquin reporting from Los Angeles, local police were arresting the few protesters that remained after the curfew.
Newsom slams Trump with Marvel movie reference
California Governor Gavin Newsom slammed President Donald Trump, telling reporters Thursday night, “He creates a problem and then he tries to be a hero in his own Marvel movie.”
Newsom’s comments were in response to a reporter’s question about Trump admitting on Truth Social Thursday his “aggressive” immigration policy is deporting “very good, long time” farmers and that America “must protect our farmers.”
Here is the president’s full Truth Social post:
“Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace. In many cases the Criminals allowed into our Country by the VERY Stupid Biden Open Borders Policy are applying for those jobs. This is not good. We must protect our Farmers, but get the CRIMINALS OUT OF THE USA. Changes are coming!”
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Democratic lawmakers have questioned “the appropriateness, proportionality, and execution of ICE tactics,” while immigration attorneys say the agency’s approach has escalated after a series of high-profile incidents over recent weeks.
“When ICE was first active in 2003, it was supposed to protect Americans and people living within the United States,” immigration attorney Michael Cataliotti told The Independent. “Not any more. These days, ICE is a tool being used to scare, arrest, detain, and fill up the prison systems under the guise of ‘Protecting America.’”
Cataliotti said that under previous administrations, ICE had more “humanity” compared to now. “This is astonishingly different,” the New York-based attorney said. “It's a tremendous violation of norms, like going into churches, which were always considered off-limits, or, simply, assault and battery and reckless endangerment, when they're driving cars into folks.”
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The crowd chanted, “Say it loud and say it clear, immigrants are welcome here!”
Court allows Trump to keep National Guard deployed in LA
A US appeals court has allowed president Donald Trump to keep National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles amid the protests.
The decision by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily pauses a lower court ruling on Thursday, which blocked the mobilisation of the Guard by Mr Trump.
Thursday's ruling by US District Judge Charles Breyer had declared Trump's deployment of the Guard unlawful and ordered it to be returned to the control of California governor Gavin Newsom.
But Mr Breyer's order was paused after a short time.
A panel of judges is expected to hold a hearing on Tuesday to consider Mr Breyer's order.
Morale among California National Guard and Marines deployed in LA is underwater, report claims
The 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 US Marines sent to Los Angeles in response to the ongoing anti-immigration raid protests are reportedly suffering from low morale, according to members of the veterans community, amid allegations of a chaotic initial deployment and widespread concerns of the military being drafted into domestic law enforcement.
“Among all that I spoke with, the feeling was that the Marines are being used as political pawns, and it strains the perception that Marines are apolitical,” Marine Corps veteran Janessa Goldbeck, who runs the Vet Voice Foundation, told The Guardian. “Some were concerned that the Marines were being set up for failure. The overall perception was that the situation was nowhere at the level where Marines were necessary.”
“The sentiment across the board right now is that deploying military force against our own communities isn’t the kind of national security we signed up for,” added Sarah Streyder of the Secure Families Initiative in an interview with the outlet.
Josh Marcus reports.
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