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The Trump administration doubled down on its decision to federalize U.S. military by activating about 2,000 additional National Guard troops to
the Los Angeles area amid widespread immigration crackdowns and protests continue, the U.S. Northern Command announced Tuesday.
The department said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the
activation under Title 10, which allows the president to call the
National Guard into federal service when the country is under invasion
or rebellion, to support “the protection of federal functions,
personnel, and property in the LA area," according to the U.S. Northern Command.
The newly activated troops are from the 49th Military Police Brigade,
which is stationed in Fairfield, Northern California. They are part of
Task Force 51, made up of overall 4,100 National Guard members and 700 active-duty Marines.
“As with other units identified to support this mission, the brigade
will not directly participate in civilian law enforcement activities,”
the defense department said. “The activation of the 49th is intended to provide Task Force 51 with adequate numbers of forces to provide
continuous coverage of the area in support of the lead federal agency.”
Governor Newsom's office quickly condemned the announcement, saying the
new activation is the second set of 2,000 federalized National Guard
members under Trump's June 9 order.
“This is clean up from the Pentagon. This isn’t a new deployment — it’s the same group of soldiers who have been diverted from critical wildfire
work and work at the border, now twiddling their thumbs for Donald
Trump’s political theater, the statement from the governor's office
said.
The announcement came just hours after a three-judge panel heard
arguments over whether the Trump administration should return command of National Guard troops to California after thousands of them were
activated in Los Angeles.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday seemed ready to keep President
Donald Trump in control of California National Guard troops after they
were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
Last week, a district court ordered Trump to return control of the guard
to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had opposed their deployment. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said Trump had deployed the Guard
illegally and exceeded his authority. But the administration quickly
appealed and a three-judge appellate panel temporarily paused that
order.
Tuesday’s hearing was about whether the order could take effect while
the case makes its way through the courts, including possibly the
Supreme Court.
It’s the first time the president has activated a state National Guard without the governor’s permission since 1965, and the outcome of the
case could have sweeping implications for Trump’s power to send soldiers
into other American cities. Trump announced June 7 that he was deploying
the Guard to Los Angeles to protect federal property following a protest
at a downtown detention center after federal immigration agents arrested
dozens of immigrants without legal status across the city. Newsom said
the president was only inflaming the situation and that troops were not necessary.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/trump-administration-to-send-200 0-additional-military-troops-to-los-angeles/3726777/
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