President Trump needs Congress’ permission to use D.C.’s police for over 30 days, but there are no such limits on its National Guard. Experts spoke to NPR about how the takeover could end.
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Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an ‘intimidation’ tactic
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
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Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
The withdrawal accounts for nearly half of the soldiers sent to Los Angeles in June to suppress protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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DHS spokesperson defends Trump administration’s use of military in LA
Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, explains why the Trump administration has deployed National Guard and Marine troops to Los Angeles amid protests against immigration raids.
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California governor says Trump is sowing ‘more chaos’ by ordering Marines to LA
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., told NPR that the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles by President Trump is “an illegal act.”
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Trump mobilizes Marines for duty in Los Angeles
U.S. Northern Command says the infantry battalion would be supporting the National Guard troops “who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area.”
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Why Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to LA is unprecedented, according to a general
“They’ve thrown the entire playbook out,” says a retired general on Trump’s National Guard deployment
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As National Guard deploys, Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán sees ‘sign of a dictator’
Despite pushback from California Democrats, the Trump administration sent the National Guard to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Nanette Barragán says the move is escalating fear.
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DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement
The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in “night operations and rural interdiction,” as well as “guard duty and riot control” inside detention facilities.
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DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations
If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.
