President Trump's controversial decision to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles without Governor Gavin Newsom's approval marks a significant and unprecedented use of presidential powers. The move comes in response to protests against ICE operations in the city, leading to clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement. Critics argue the president's justification of 'threats to federal property' lacks legitimacy, igniting a lawsuit from Newsom against the Trump administration. National security experts consider this action a dangerous precedent that undermines state authority.
The conditions that would normally be present, and that should be present, for the president to deploy the military are simply not here.
Trump's presidential memoranda argued that the National Guard deployment was necessary and defendable as these violent protests threaten the security of and significant damage to Federal immigration detention facilities.
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