The United States government will activate an additional 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, the Army confirmed in a statement on Tuesday night, while a legal battle continues on the deployment.
Protests against federal immigration policies that exploded in Los Angeles and throughout the country in recent weeks have since decreased, and a night curfew has risen as companies return to normal.
However, the US command. UU. He said the reinforcements were necessary to “support the protection of federal functions, staff and property in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.”
The 2,000 troops are deployed under the direction of the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, using Title 10, which allows the president to call the National Guard when the country is at risk of invasion or rebellion.
That means that at least 4,100 National Guard troops and 700 Marines have been deployed in the streets of Los Angeles after 2,100 were sent there on June 9. Tuesday’s statement confirms a statement last Monday about the increase in troops.
Soldiers cannot participate in the Civil Police, which leads to the city leaders to attack deployments as a political theater.
“Soldiers are completing training on decallation, the control of the crowd and the use of the permanent rules for the use of force before joining the federal protection mission,” said the military statement.
Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the move and said the troops would be “turning their thumbs.”
“This is not a new deployment: it is the same group of soldiers who have been diverted from critical work of forest fires on the border, now turning their thumbs for Donald Trump’s political theater,” said Diana Crofts-Pelayo, spokesman for the Newsom office.
Newsom said last week that the deployment of additional 2,000 personnel would be “reckless, useless and disrespectful with our troops.”
The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, has described the deployment as a “chaotic escalation.”
The confirmation of additional personnel occurred hours after the ninth circuit appeals listened to arguments about whether the federal government can deploy troops in US cities, or must deliver their command to Californian officials.
The court heard an appeal and ruled last week that President Donald Trump can retain the command of the troops, stopping a ruling from the judge of the Charles Breyer District Court that said the deployment was illegal.
Tuesday’s hearing considered whether the most recent order can be maintained as the case proceeds through the courts. It seemed unlikely that the panel of three judges was interested in lifting the pause imposed by the Court of Appeals.
This court is expected to make a decision in the next few days, before a Friday hearing before Judge Charles Breyer in the Federal Court of San Francisco.
The decision of the Court of Appeals, and any possible participation of the Supreme Court, could have huge ramifications for the powers and activities of the political executive in Washington and if the troops can be sent to other cities.
