President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles, according to the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson. The latest order brings the total number of Guard put on federal orders for the protests to more than 4,100.
The news comes hours after the Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to the protests to work alongside local law enforcement.
The initial 2,100 National Guard members were expected to be on the ground in LA Monday evening, but it wasn’t yet clear if they had all arrived.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the National Guard deployment “unlawful” and said it “trampled” on the state’s sovereignty. Bonta sued the Trump administration Monday in response. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a