Watching the L.A> Immigration riots on BBC…

[Old Hippie]

17 hours ago, Coss said:

 

• The Marines are coming: Hundreds of troops from the US Marine Corps are headed to LA, where they'll join the National Guard, which was deployed on orders from US President Donald Trump to quell protests against his immigration crackdown.
• California's not happy - the state will sue Trump in response - California's Governor Gavin Newsom called Trump's sending in the troops “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.” 
• 'Come arrest me': The US President has suggested Newsom should be arrested over protests in LA over Trump's immigration crackdown, backing up comments from his immigration chief  Tom Homan who said anyone who obstructs immigration officers should be arrested - but said Newsom hadn't crossed the line. Newsom responded to Homan: 'He knows where to find me'.
• What sparked this? Several sites have seen confrontations involving hundreds of demonstrators and federal law enforcement in the last two days. Tensions are high after a series of sweeps by immigration authorities, with the week-long tally of immigrant arrests in the city climbing past 100.
• But can Trump actually send in the troops? The law is murky. Generally, federal military forces are not allowed to carry out civilian law enforcement duties against US citizens except in times of emergency. Trump invoked a legal provision allowing him to deploy troops when there is ”a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the US”.

The dump has determined this is a hostile invasion and therefore he can do as he wants…

[Coss]

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