The Trump administration is deploying the California Nationwide Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that start Friday night over immigration enforcement operations which have resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities, the White Home mentioned in an announcement.
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum “deploying 2,000 Nationwide Guardsmen to handle the lawlessness” in California as demonstrations opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations proceed within the state, White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned in an announcement Saturday night.
Earlier Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom mentioned the federal authorities was shifting to “take over the California Nationwide Guard,” calling the transfer “purposefully inflammatory” and saying it’s going to “solely escalate tensions.”
