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Marines were seen standing guard outside a federal building in Los Angeles on Friday as they started to take over some posts from National Guard members after protests erupted last week over immigration raids and President Donald Trump deployed the troops to the city. Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, the commander of Task Force 51 who is overseeing the 4,700 combined troops, said...

A federal judge ruled to block the Trump administration from activating the National Guard in LA, saying the president exceeded his authority.

Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a news conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on the military response to the protests in Los Angeles.

After Sen. Alex Padilla interrupted a news conference by the Department of Homeland Security, the senior senator from California was forced to the ground before agents handcuffed him.

President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

The former California governor weighed in on the ICE protests happening across the state.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that LA’s law enforcement was “unable to bring order to the city.”

California Attorney General Rob Bonta said President Trump was involved with “unlawful power grab.” This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

California Governor Gavin Newsom gave harsh criticism of the policies and tactics of the Trump Administration as members of the National Guard and Marines have been sent in to Los Angeles amid ICE raids and protests.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says the federal military intervention in Los Angeles marks the onset of a much broader effort by President Donald Trump to overturn political and cultural norms at the heart of the nation’s democracy.

Despite Mayor Karen Bass’ curfew for much of downtown Los Angeles, several demonstrators continued to rally in opposition of immigration raids. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

During a congressional committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the cost of sending troops to Los Angeles

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wouldn’t hesitate to invoke the Insurrection Act over the protests in Los Angeles, accusing pro-immigration protesters without evidence of being “paid insurrectionists.”

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Tuesday that he believes California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be “tarred and feathered” for opposing Trump’s immigration policies.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, called out President Donald Trump for refusing to send in the National Guard during the Jan. 6 riot, in contrast to his deploying the National Guard and Marines against protesters in Los Angeles. “Something is very wrong with this picture.”

Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, accused President Donald Trump of purposefully escalating the pro-immigration protests in Los Angeles.

Rep. Jimmy Gomez of Los Angeles led a group of California Democrats in denouncing President Trump’s use of military against anti-ICE protesters, saying “We are here, not only as Californians but as Americans who are concerned with the direction of our country.”

California is suing President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth over their order to deploy members of the National Guard to Los Angeles. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 9, 2025.

President Donald Trump says he’s deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom.