California governor calls Trump National Guard deployment in LA unlawful


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  • Monday, 09 Jun 2025

A man on a motorcycle waves a Mexican flag as smoke rises from a burning car on Atlantic Boulevard, during a standoff by protesters and law enforcement, following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Compton, California, U.S., June 7, 2025. REUTERS/Barbara Davidson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California National Guard troops were deployed to the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday to help quell a third day of protests over President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement, a step the state's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, called unlawful.

Police were making more arrests after at least 10 on Sunday and 29 the previous night, Los Angeles police officers told a news briefing.

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