National Guard in Los Angeles: Trump escalates protests against raids!

National Guard in Los Angeles: Trump escalates protests against raids!

Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA - in Los Angeles have been protesting against the raids from the US federal immigration authority ICE for two days, which are aimed at the arrest of illegal immigrants. These unrest meant that US President Donald Trump ordered the use of 2,000 national guards, which is done against the will of the California governor Gavin Newsom. According to Welt To react to riots.

Trump said on Truth Social that the federal government would intervene if Governor Newsom and the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, do not fulfill her duties. The spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed this arrangement and explained that one wanted to counteract lawlessness. Newsom, on the other hand, described this measure as a deliberate escalation and criticized that the authorities in Los Angeles see no need for additional soldiers.

protests and arguments

The protests that originally started on Friday when demonstrators followed an ICE convoy and applied with eggs led to massive arguments between demonstrators and the police. Several hundred people gathered in Paramount, a district with a high Latin American population, to demonstrate against the arrests. ICE carried out searches in different locations, and 118 people were arrested, including some with connections to criminal organizations. Around 44 of these arrests were made due to alleged violations of the Immigration Act.

With tear gas and glare grenades, ICE officials reacted to the aggressive attitude of the demonstrators, some of which attacked vehicles from the border police and set fire to some cars. The police only intervened after two hours, while the demonstrators remained near a federal prison and demanded the release of the detainees. Reports of Deutschlandfunk describe the dark atmosphere of the clashes and the continuing violence.

reactions of the authorities

Kristi NoEM, the Minister of Homeland, warned of possible legal consequences for attacks on police officers on social media. This warning underlines the brutal confrontations that have taken place in Los Angeles. Trump not only criticized those responsible at the local level, but also used derogatory names for Newsom to express his dissatisfaction with the reaction in California. According to Tagesschau , this escalation of the tensions between the federal government and the state could have serious effects on the socio-political situation in California.