President Donald Trump declared that people protesting federal immigration enforcement actions in Southern California were breaking the law by wearing masks — and would be arrested for doing so.

“Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED,” he wrote in a post on his Truth Social social media network late Saturday night, ahead of the National Guard’s arrival in the city on Sunday morning . “Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests.”

The prohibition won’t stand up in court, according to Jonathan Markovitz, a staff attorney with the ACLU of Southern California.

“Trump’s threat to arrest anyone wearing masks at

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