Protesters and American soldiers
The tension between President Donald Trump and California increased further on Monday when the Pentagon has deployed around 700 soldiers in the city of Los Angeles to assist the National Guard soldiers who responded to the ongoing immigration protests. Meanwhile, California prepared to sue the Trump administration for federal deployment, while the city continued for the fourth consecutive day.
- On the orders of US President Donald Trump, ‘National Guard’ personnel have started reaching Los Angeles to prevent recently started protests against the federal immigration officials running exile in the area.
- Members of the National Guard of California were seen entering the federal campus at Los Angeles on Sunday, including the Metropolitan Detirement Center, where there have been clashes in the last two days.
- The new sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump on the visit of citizens of 12 African and West Asian countries came into effect from Monday. In the new order signed by President Trump on Wednesday, new travel restrictions have been imposed on those from seven additional countries who are outside the US and who do not have a valid visa.
- The new ban does not cancel the already issued visa. Countries on which this ban has been implemented include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Irritriya, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The new visa ban will apply to citizens of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leon, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.
- California Governor Gavin Nosam has opposed the trump administration’s move by issuing a statement after a clash between hundreds of protesters and federal immigration officers wearing rioting dress.
- There were clashes on Saturday in front of the office of the Home Department adjacent to the ‘Home Depot’ in the city of Latin origin in the south of the Los Angeles. Federal security personnel released tear gas, flash-bang explosive and affected shells to control the demonstrations, while in response, protesters also stoned border patrol vehicles and created obstacles by burning garbage on the streets.
- Tension has increased in the area since the raids conducted by immigration officials on Friday. Officials also included raids in the fashion district and home depot of Los Angeles. The number of immigrants arrested during a week in the city has exceeded 100.
- A prominent union leader was arrested while protesting and accused of obstructing law enforcement. The White House announced that the Trump would ‘deploy the guard to deal with the chaos that has been allowed to flourish’.
- Democrat Governor Neusam said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’ that this is ‘deliberately raised inflammatory move and this will only increase stress’. The governor later said that the federal government wants to create a spectacle. He urged people to avoid violent moves.
- The US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth warned the federal government to deploy the army, indicating an aggressive stand in the matter. He wrote on ‘X’, ‘If the violence continues, then the active marines in Camp Pendulton will also be deployed – they are on high alert.’ (Input-AP)
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