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2mon MSN
Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.
The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.
Hegseth was met with questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who pressed him about his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles.
Trump defends sending troops to LA, California sues, Hegseth back on the Hill, Trump warns parade protesters, renames bases for rebel generals.
Hundreds of National Guard troops arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning after President Trump ordered their deployment following days of violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters.
The Democratic congressmen and marine veterans on Monday separately criticized the deployment of Marines and the National Guard at immigration protests in Los Angeles.
2don MSN
President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is the latest in a long history of U.S. elected officials sending troops in hopes of thwarting unrest connected to civil rights protests.