{"id":73569,"date":"2025-06-17T11:13:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73569"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:50:13","slug":"ending-trumps-unlawful-militarization-of-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73569","title":{"rendered":"Ending Trump\u2019s unlawful militarization of Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Ahead of today\u2019s court hearing in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stop Trump\u2019s unlawful militarization of Los Angeles, learn more about what Governor Gavin Newsom has done to protect Californians.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI’m confident in the rule of law. I’m confident in the Constitution of the United States. I’m confident in the reasoned decision issued last week by a very well respected federal judge. And I’m confident that common sense will prevail here: The U.S. military belongs on the battlefield, not on American streets.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nGovernor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Taking action early<\/h2>\n

On Friday, June 6, 2025, the federal government, through Immigration and Customs Enforcement, began conducting widespread operations throughout Los Angeles without notifying local law enforcement. ICE officers sparked panic with military-style operations and the arrest and detention of children. This panic quickly grew into outrage, as community members stood up to make their voices heard through spontaneous protests. Local law enforcement, despite the lack of communication or advance notice about the raids from the federal government, responded quickly to keep the peace and quell any unrest. California has a robust array of law enforcement resources, which it quickly began to mobilize, without requesting federal assistance. Despite the lack of need to escalate the response, President Trump declared on July 7 that he was taking over the state\u2019s National Guard and would begin deploying thousands of soldiers into the Los Angeles community.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s action was unnecessary, unwelcome, and unsafe. Before Trump federalized the National Guard, Governor Newsom had already\u00a0deployed<\/a>\u00a0additional California Highway Patrol officers to Los Angeles to assist with safety on regional highways and enlisted local law enforcement mutual aid partners to help keep the peace.<\/p>\n