The Los Angeles Police Department is Enforcing the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, and it is Trying to Prevent Immigration Violation

As the weekend of protests against immigration raids in California continued into this week, the Trump administration responded by sending more Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles, sparking heated exchanges with politicians in the state.

Los Angeles police said that while the protests have mostly been peaceful, some violence has occurred. Though, several officials have rebuffed the president’s intervention, saying they have it handled.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she feels the city is being used as a “test case for what happens when the federal government moves in and takes the authority away from the state, or away from local government.”

In Los Angeles, 50 people were arrested between Saturday and Monday morning, the LAPD said. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell has said the department supports the First Amendment right to assemble.

Peaceful protest is legal. Abbott posted on X Tuesday that harming a person or property is illegal and will result in arrest. “@TexasGuard will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order.”

The department said some people were building barricades and throwing objects at officers. Police used tear gas canisters and more than 600 rounds of “less lethal munitions” to disperse the crowds. The officers had injuries. The department is under investigation for using excessive force.

There are charges against those arrested that include attempted murder with a Molotov cocktail, assault on a police officer, and failure to dispersal. David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California was one of the people who were released after being arrested.

Multiple Marines and the Los Angeles Police Department: “Protests against ICE have continued in LA into the week. Here’s what to know”

Two government officials told NPR Monday that 700 Marines have been deployed to the state. The police chief didn’t know about the Marines showing up.

He said the Los Angeles Police Department with their mutual aid partners have decades of experience managing large-scale public demonstrations.

On Saturday, President Trump federalized 2,000 National Guard troops for 60 days or whatever duration Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth finds appropriate. The president also said that the other branches of the armed forces may be dispatched to support. He ordered 2,000 troops on Monday.

If protests or acts of violence disrupt the execution of the laws, it is considered to be a form of rebellion against the authority of the government of the United States.

McDonnell refuted claims that it took LAPD more than two hours to respond to a federal request for assistance. The Los Angeles police department did not know federal forces were arriving and therefore took a long time to respond to calls about a protest because of traffic conditions and the use of tear gas by federal troops. In 38 minutes, the department was on the scene.

Source: Protests against ICE have continued in LA into the week. Here’s what to know

California’s Governor Gavel is requesting a “return to your job” order against the Trump administration and the “President’s Era”

On Monday, California’s Gov. Gavel said that his state is seeking a restraining order against the Trump administration. Newsom says the Trump administration’s actions violate the California Constitution, which gives the governor control over the state’s National Guard.

The White House said in a statement, “Democrats like Gavin Newsom and [Los Angeles Mayor] Karen Bass should be thanking President Trump for stepping up and leading where they refused — and for ridding their streets of criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, and gangbangers.”

“This isn’t about public safety,” he said. “It’s about stroking a dangerous President’s ego. This is Reckless. Pointless. Disrespect to our troops.

In response to Vice President Vance telling Newsom “do your job,” the governor said Monday, “Do YOUR job. We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved. In no way did you violate the order. Return control to California.

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The protests started after immigration raids in Los Angeles last week and the decision to send in the military.

On Wednesday, the situation was calm in parts of the country, such as New York City, where a few hundred protesters gathered outside the immigration court.

“When you raid Home Depots and workplaces, when you tear parents and children apart, and when you run armored caravans through our streets, you’re not trying to keep anyone safe,” Bass said. “You’re trying to cause fear and panic.”

Bass said at the press conference that anyone who is involved in violence or Looting is not supporting the cause of immigrants. “They wouldn’t be doing that because they know that that can cause a bigger reaction from the administration.”

Demonstrations are expected across the nation on Saturday as part of No Kings Day, a nationwide event organized by progressive groups to protest Trump’s second term actions. He will be celebrating his birthday on that day, which is also the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.

Those words were spoken by thousands of people during a series of nationwide rallies against President Trump’s immigration sweeps and the deployment of the U.S. military in California.

“There are many voices in my community that can’t be here today out of fear of what the administration is doing, so I want to be here for them,” 19-year-old Jeanet told NPR as she joined hundreds of other protesters in lower Manhattan Tuesday night.

She asked for her last name not to be used because of her safety concerns. She said she wants to join the military, and that also played a role in her going to the protest.

“I feel like it’s more important for me, as somebody who is going to be part of the government, to voice my opinion and show that there can be people that are for the U.S., but still against what this administration is doing today,” Jeanete said.

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NPR reporters saw at least half a dozen people in handcuffs, but the New York Police Department did not reply to questions about how many arrests were made.

Lopez, who came with her sister to the protest, told NPR in Spanish that she hated to see families being separated. It’s not fair that we come here to work.

“They cannot necessarily show up to rallies because they might be picked up by ICE, so I think we have to stand up,” Arfraz said, who asked NPR not to use his last name out of fear for his safety. Those who are able to stand up have a responsibility that is higher than any other.

During a Morning Edition interview taped on Tuesday morning, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin defended the Trump administration’s memorandum deploying military troops to Los Angeles and said the FBI and IRS are investigating who is behind the unrest.

“There’s some activity on the ground that it seems that is highly coordinated and that there might be a financial backer that could be even a foreign adversary,” she said.

“No, I don’t say the governor and the mayor — I said, somebody’s paying them — I think. And if they’re not, they’re just troublemakers. What can I tell you. But I believe somebody’s paying them,” Trump told reporters who had traveled with him to North Carolina.

In a conversation with NPR’s Steve Inskeep, McLaughlin also criticized California leaders for failing to restore order, spoke about deportation numbers and discussed Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, who the Trump administration brought back to the U.S. to face criminal charges in Tennessee.

McLaughlin: The National Guard is the same. These are highly trained members of our military. They have means to control crowds, especially when things get out of control with rioters. We’ve seen our members of law enforcement being pummeled with rocks. We’ve seen fires, cars being lit on fire, and like I said before, buildings and public property being defaced and otherwise assaulting ICE enforcement officers. So these are highly trained members of the military and they have means of regaining control.

McLaughlin says something. I think it’s more boots on the ground. It is more men and women in uniform who look after law enforcement, our federal property, and the protesters as well. Right now we’ve seen from the leadership of Governor Newsom and Karen Bass that things have not been peaceful, they have not been smooth, and so that’s something – we wanted to return law and order.

Inskeep: Marines have been sent into Los Angeles. It’s very early, but what skills did the Marines have that apply in this particular urban situation that even the national guard does not have?

Inskeep: I’ve seen the video and the photos of the cars. That’s certainly true, but I think about the role of the military and what Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the military to do. He defines lethality and readiness as meaning readiness for combat, and emphasizes a focus on the mission. How does sending Marines to protect buildings and cars in Los Angeles match up with that mission, if at all?

The President’s memo says that the protests can be seen as a kind of rebellion. That’s the word that’s used. I want to see how we can understand this as a rebellion. I would think of a rebellion as a group of people where they have a leader and an objective. Are you able to identify the people in charge of this rebellion?

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McLaughlin: Last month? I don’t have that number on my hand. I would have to get back with you about that. I am aware that there are about 150,000 deportations in the last 125 days.

McLaughlin: Roughly. I think we’ve been able to increase our efforts. It was inherited that we had a broken ICE, a broken CBP, and people who are not able to do their jobs for the last four years.

Inskeep: We’re ballparking on the numbers here, because we don’t know the exact number for this year, but it seems that the rate of deportations is higher than the average under President Biden, but still considerably lower than the average under President Trump or President Obama. Why do you think it has been difficult to get the numbers up?

McLaughlin: A lot of these judges have imposed historic number of injunctions on us. We knew it was coming in. I think it’s a matter of, partially, of resources. It is necessary for Congress to pass this bill in order to ensure more resources are given to our ICE enforcement officers in the face of protests. For the last four years, these officers haven’t been allowed to do their jobs, so you’re going to go from zero to 100 very quickly.

I would counter that. This has been the most injunctions in American history under a single president. Absolutely, Steve. Look at the numbers.

McLaughlin: No. I think so. I mean, take the case of Kilmar Abrego. Take the case of the eight heinous convicted individuals who had final deportation orders out of South Sudan. Eight individuals were ordered to come back by a judge in Massachusetts. This is unprecedented. Why did we not have district judges come up with a plan to bring child rapists and killers back to the U.S.? It is pure activism, Steve, and it’s quite disturbing, really.

Inskeep: I guess we should note that the Supreme Court, unanimously, among other courts, have insisted that people may well be terrorists, but that their cases should be heard in court. And that does lead to one more question. You brought him back to the US so that he could face charges. I guess he’ll get his day in court and he’s facing an indictment. But the administration said for months that he could not be brought back. It was always possible to bring him back, now that the US brought him back.

McLaughlin: I wouldn’t say anything else, but I think the main thing that matters here is the fact that a lot of Democrats and the media think that this is an innocent Maryland man. They’ve been saying that for months. He was a full time human trafficker. Allegedly. I have to counter what you said, Steve, because I completely disagree. I don’t think the environment that we’re in is the same as it was under either Obama or Trump.

You said you’d leave it to the Department of Justice. I understand. Why wasn’t the government brought him back before it became clear that it was possible?

McLaughlin: I mean, there’s, of course, you’ve heard the facilitate versus effectuate argument multiple times. He was not before facing a jury in Tennessee, but now he is. So the facts on the ground have changed.