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MQ-9 Predator drones were deployed over Los Angeles to monitor anti-ICE protests in June.

Rights groups warn drones threaten civil liberties and 1st Amendment rights.

The L.A. City Council endorsed a bill by Rep. Jimmy Gómez (D-Los Angeles) to ban military drones over demonstrators.

FT. HUACHUCA, Ariz. — When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles this summer, it was the first time they had been dispatched to monitor demonstrations on U.S. soil since 2020, and their use reflects a change in how the government is choosing to deploy the aircraft once reserved for surveilling the border and war zones.

Previous news reports said the drones sent by the Depar

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