Trump halts National Guard deployment to San Francisco
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San Francisco mayor rejects Trump's National Guard deployment plan over drug dealer arrest authority
Mayor Daniel Lurie said the National Guard cannot arrest drug dealers and opposed President Donald Trump's deployment plan for San Francisco crime crackdown.
The U.S. Coast Guard is supporting operations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents by providing a base in San Francisco to help efforts.
Experts warn federal immigration agents have more latitude to be aggressive and destructive than troops — with fewer avenues for the city to push back
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he will be deploying state National Guard members as well as California Volunteers to help staff food banks amid the ongoing government shutdown. Newsom said the action mirrors a step he took early in the COVID-19 pandemic when he also dispatched California National Guard members,
California Governor Gavin Newsom threatens to sue Donald Trump if troops are sent to San Francisco, calling the former president “a broken man trying to break this country.” Newsom accused Trump of weaponizing federal power,