Trump, ICE and protests
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President Donald Trump has sent U.S. Marines to Los Angeles in an effort to quash anti-ICE protests that have ravaged parts of the city on Tuesday. Images from L.A. show masked protesters blocking roads,
It's been five days since anti-ICE demonstrations erupted in Los Angeles, some turning violent between protesters and law enforcement officers, prompting President Trump to deploy National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.
The Trump administration‘s immigration crackdown could pummel California‘s economy, which has come to rely on a surge in migration over the past two decades to boost its growth. California, which boasts the world’s fourth-largest economy,
Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles as the Trump administration mobilizes hundreds of Marines and National Guard members. NBC News Correspondents David Noriega, Vaughn Hillyard and Courtney Kube report on the Trump administration’s handling of the protests.
Protests have continued in the Los Angeles area since Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted mass arrests in the area Friday.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Oval Office, he said "I could tell you there are certain areas of Los Angeles that you could have called it an insurrection. It was terrible, but these are paid insurrectionists.
More than 35% of Los Angeles' population is foreign-born, shaping its reaction to Trump's immigration crackdown.