Marines moved into Los Angeles amid protests
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A federal appeals court temporarily halted a judge's ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from deploying members of the California National Guard in L.A.
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Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) condemned President Donald Trump’s militarization of Los Angeles on Sunday. His remarks come after mass deportations, and subsequently, recurring protests popped up across Los Angeles.
The appeals court issued its pause just hours after Judge Charles Breyer wrote that Trump’s “actions were illegal." The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case on June 17.
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.
Protests over immigration raids have broken out in several other cities, including Chicago, New York, San Antonio and Spokane, Washington.
Pentagon officials said the cost of deploying thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles is $134 million.
But Judge Charles Breyer also suggested he was unlikely at this point to restrict the use of active-duty Marines in California.
Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building after a week of protests against immigration raids, while communities across the country are preparing