Mass street protests erupted in Los Angeles against immigration raids, triggering a crackdown from local police and Border Patrol. In response, the Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard, with further threats of active-duty marine deployments. This move contrasts sharply with California Governor Gavin Newsom's position, who plans to sue the federal government for commandeering state resources. Community organizers have reported some success in resisting ICE agents, emphasizing the importance of collective organization in protecting immigrant families from federal intervention.
They shot thousands of rounds of tear gas, flashbang grenades, all kinds of repressive instruments, says Ron Gochez, community organizer with Unión del Barrio.
If we organize ourselves, if we resist, we can defend our communities from ICE terror, from the Border Patrol or from any federal agency.
We're going to have troops everywhere. We're not going to let this happen to our country. We're not going to let our country be torn apart.”
Commandeering a state's National Guard without consulting the Governor is a violation of the principles of federalism.
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