Military may intervene against protesters: « Children dare not go to school »
The 4,700 naval and national guard soldiers placed on the streets of Los Angeles have the right to intervene against protesters, and hold them until police arrive at the scene. It announced Major General Scott Sherman responsible for the deployment of by the military, according to Reuters:
– They are used exclusively to protect the federal staff when performing their operations and to protect them so that they can perform their federal assignments, he says.
Marine soldiers undergo a two -day training in how to handle civilian unrest, and will not be allowed to use sharp ammunition or carry out the house search, according to Sherman.
Trump administration ordered the military to maintain law and order, and to assist federal officials with immigration control. The state of California appealed against the decision, but lost in a court in San Francisco.
In Texas, the state governor Greg Abbott has called in military, before a demonstration planned in the city of San Antonio, CNN reports on Wednesday.
A local emergency situation has been announced in Los Angeles to stop the looting and vandalism- which is ongoing in connection with the powerful protests against the strike from the federal customs and migration police ICE.
The protesters in Los Angeles have stated that they intend to continue protesting as long as the Trump administration seizes paperless workers. Stones, glass bottles and fireworks have been directed at police officers.
The police have responded to Gingerbread and tear gas against riot makers, and hundreds must have been detained since the protests last Saturday. This is according to several US media with reference to the Los Angeles police.
The nightly curfew in Los Angeles was canceled at 06 o’clock on Wednesday morning, local time, at 15 Swedish time.
But Mayor Karen Bass announces that there may be more nightly curfews in the coming days, writes CNN. She says in an interview with MSNBC that she believes that the curfew had an effect:
– There was no looting, there was no damage last night, so I think it has helped.
Bass at the same time criticizes the immigration authority and police strikes in the state on the platform x: « This fear paralyzes communities. We have seen it before: children too scared to go to school, families divided without warning. Let’s not pretend that this is about public security. It is political retaliation – simply, » she writes in a post on Wednesday afternoon Swedish time.
To MSNBC she develops the criticism:
« All this is part of an experiment that takes place in Los Angeles … and the test is what happens when the federal government intervenes and takes power from a governor and a mayor, » Bass said in an interview at MSNBC during the day.
At the same time, continues The unrest to spread in cities such as New York, Atlanta and Chicago. In New York, for example, movie clips show how protesters are arrested by riot -equipped police on the streets – suspected of disorder behavior, reports CNN.
The unrest in the country is also expected to continue over the weekend. On Saturday, for example, new protests are planned against Trump’s policy, in connection with the president being 79 years old. On the same day, the celebration of the US Army’s 250th birthday also takes place with a huge military parade.
Justice Minister Pam Bondi told CNN during the day that the Trump administration is prepared to go further when it comes to expanding its legal powers to deploy the Federal Military in Los Angeles. This is by invoking the so -called Insurrection Act that allows the president to use military forces to end a rebellion or revolt on US soil.
– We are not afraid to go any further. We are not afraid to do anything else if we need to, Pam Bondi told CNN.
After the last days Chaotic scenes and the plays from the White House now demand Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to talk to President Trump:
« I want him to understand the importance of what is happening here, » Bass said during a press conference according to Reuters.
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