US President Donald Trump has deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to the streets of Los Angeles, citing the need to quell “lawlessness” amid growing unrest over federal immigration enforcement raids. The decision, announced on Saturday, has been condemned by California Governor Gavin Newsom as “purposefully inflammatory.” The federal deployment followed two days of confrontations in Los Angeles, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations led to the arrests of over 100 undocumented migrants, including five alleged gang members. The city — home to one of the largest Latino populations in…
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