The soldiers of the National Guard and the police of the American Department of Internal Security (DHS) come up against demonstrators outside the metropolitan detention center, MDC, in downtown Los Angeles, California, June 8, 2025.
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The soldiers of the National Guard and the police of the American Department of Internal Security (DHS) come up against demonstrators outside the metropolitan detention center, MDC, in downtown Los Angeles, California, June 8, 2025.
Images Frederic J. Brown / Getty
Citing a law rarely used, President Trump has circumvented the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, and ordered two thousand troops of the National Guard in Los Angeles for sixty days.
It is the first time that in 60 years, a president has used federal power to deploy troops of the National Guard without the agreement of the Governor of the State.
Scott Detrow de NPR speaks with the mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass and hears how the people of the city react.
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