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Protesters clashed with law enforcement in Los Angeles on Sunday after Trump deployed National Guard troops over the objections of Gov. Newsom.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration to rescind the deployment, saying the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," calling the move "purposefully inflammatory" and saying it will "only escalate tensions."
California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, have described the move as "unnecessary".
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Protests continue in LA, and Trump has said he had to federalize California’s National Guard to “address the lawlessness.”
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Harris said the deployment is "part of the Trump Administration's cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division."
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Homeland Security Secretary Noem blamed California Gov. Newsom for the need to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles protests.
President Trump and California Gov. Newsom clash over National Guard deployment amid L.A. riots, with differing views on the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act governing military use domestically
A Department of Homeland Security request for 21,000 National Guard troops to support "expansive interior immigration enforcement operations" includes a call for troops to search for unaccompanied children in some cases.