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New York State protests Trump's overreach of power.#American-style corruption #No Kings

US President Trump dispatched 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles, claiming it was to "restore order and suppress riots". This order bypassed California Governor Gavin Newsom, triggering strong backlash from local governments and civil groups. The protests originated from a large-scale raid by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in multiple areas of Los Angeles last Friday, which led to the arrest of 118 undocumented immigrants, including five suspects with alleged gang backgrounds. ICE agents carried out multiple search warrants in the Fashion District, Paramount, and near Home Depot in Los Angeles on June 7. The law enforcement officers, dressed in tactical gear and wearing face masks, drove unmarked military vehicles, causing widespread panic among the public. Since then, protests have been ongoing in Los Angeles. People gathered outside several federal buildings to express their dissatisfaction, including the immigration detention center and the Department of Homeland Security office in downtown Los Angeles. Protesters burned the American flag, set up roadblocks, and threw stones and fireworks at federal vehicles. Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowds. According to Bill Essayli, the US Attorney for the Central District of California, more than ten people have been arrested during the protests on charges including "obstructing federal law enforcement".

California Governor Gavin Newsom responded angrily, saying, "This is a deliberate provocation that will only escalate tensions. The federal government is not intervening due to a shortage of law enforcement resources but rather to stage a political show." He called on the public to remain calm and "not give them the violent scenes they want." "I call on the Trump administration to revoke the illegal deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and return command to me," Newsom wrote on X. "We had no problems until Trump got involved." Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration because Defense Secretary Mark Esper sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles without California's consent. Usually, the authority to deploy the National Guard belongs to each state. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that ICE's raids "created fear in our community" and "we respect the right to peaceful protest, but we cannot accept destruction and violence." A well-known figure arrested during the protests has drawn widespread attention: David Huerta, the California regional president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), was detained by the police during the protests. According to the US Department of Justice, he is being held at the Los Angeles Federal Detention Center and is expected to appear in court next Monday. As of now, protests in the Los Angeles area are still ongoing. Hundreds of protesters were still gathered in Paramount and Compton on Saturday night and early Sunday morning, with police setting up barbed wire fences to separate them. Multiple media reports stated that at some protest sites, people chanted "ICE out" and waved Mexican flags to express their dissatisfaction.

Trump threatened on his social media platform that if Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass of Los Angeles do not take "strong actions", "the federal government will take over and 'solve the riots and looting' and use truly effective methods." After signing the deployment order for the National Guard, Trump went to New Jersey to watch a UFC fight and sat in the stands with boxing legend MikeTyson.