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Protests Erupt In L.A. County Sparked By Federal Immigration Raids

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DHS spokesperson defends Trump administration's use of military in LA

6:47am June 11, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, explains why the Trump administration has deployed National Guard and Marine troops to Los Angeles amid protests against immigration raids.

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California governor says Trump is sowing 'more chaos' by ordering Marines to LA

7:30pm June 09, 2025

by Kira Wakeam

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., told NPR that the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles by President Trump is "an illegal act."

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Trump mobilizes Marines and more National Guard troops for duty in LA

6:32pm June 09, 2025

U.S. Northern Command says the infantry battalion would be supporting the National Guard troops "who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area."

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Why Trump's deployment of the National Guard to LA is unprecedented, according to a general

9:25am June 09, 2025

by A Martínez

"They've thrown the entire playbook out," says a retired general on Trump's National Guard deployment

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As National Guard deploys, Democratic Rep. Nanette Barragán sees 'sign of a dictator'

7:35am June 09, 2025

by A Martínez

Despite pushback from California Democrats, the Trump administration sent the National Guard to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Rep. Nanette Barragán says the move is escalating fear.

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Migrants Continue To Cross Mexico U.S. Border As D.C. Lawmakers Continue To Debate Border Funding

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DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement

12:42pm June 06, 2025

The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.

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President Trump Visits Selfridge Air National Guard Base In Michigan

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DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations

4:20pm May 15, 2025

If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.

Ohio National Guard members towards students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, on May 4, 1970. They fired into the crowd, killing four students and injuring nine.

She survived the 1970 Kent State shooting. Here's her message to student activists

7:38am May 04, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who now teaches there reflects on that day and offers lessons for protesters now.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump attends a news conference with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., on April 12, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term

5:11pm April 30, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" if he's comfortable criminalizing abortions.

The new UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter sits on the tarmac at the National Guard's Eastern Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. A similar helicopter crashed in Texas on Friday, killing two National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent.

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2 National Guard members and Border Patrol agent are killed in Texas helicopter crash

4:49pm March 09, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Three National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent were on board when a helicopter crashed near the Mexican border. A soldier was seriously injured.