USA US Attorney General: National Guard on site within 24 hours
According to media reports, the National Guard is to be deployed in Los Angeles within 24 hours to contain the sometimes violent protests against the deportation of migrants. This is according to the New York Times, citing a senior Trump administration official. The state of California has a duty to maintain order and public safety, said the top federal prosecutor in Southern California, Bilal A. "Bill" Essayli, in an interview. "And they're not able to do that in Los Angeles right now."
08.06.2025, 11:25
SDA
US President Donald Trump had previously decided to send 2,000 National Guard soldiers to the protests in Los Angeles. In the USA, the states normally have control over the National Guard, which is a military reserve unit and part of the US armed forces. Their deployment on the orders of the president against the will of the state represents a massive escalation.
The protests, which broke out on Friday and in some cases turned violent, are directed against the security forces of the US immigration authority ICE, which has arrested undocumented migrants in order to deport them. According to the government, some demonstrators threw stones at the security forces. More than 120 people were arrested on Friday and during further protests on Saturday, particularly in the Paramount neighborhood, which is predominantly inhabited by migrants from Latin America, Essayli told the newspaper.
