Trump Orders National Guard to Exit Los Angeles
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Hundreds of protesters who spent the Fourth of July in downtown Los Angeles to rally against the immigration raids that have roiled the region and the surge in federal funding approved this week to keep them going.
The July 10 order stems from a lawsuit the First Amendment Coalition filed against the department on behalf of the Los Angeles Press Club.
Los Angeles Police Department officers fired foam projectiles and flash-bang devices at reporters and photographers who were covering the immigration protests in June.
The Santa Monica City Council adopted an emergency ordinance Tuesday expanding the list of items prohibited at public assemblies and community events, adding leaf blowers, traffic cones, hammers and frozen water bottles to enhance public safety.
Hundreds of "Good Trouble Lives On" protests are planned to take place on the anniversary of the death of the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis.
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Trump admin fighting back after federal judge bars ICE from conducting stops in California without reasonable suspicion.
Protests in downtown Los Angeles last month against the federal immigration crackdown have faded away, but city residents are finding new ways to push back.
Since the beginning of June, nearly 2,800 undocumented immigrants have been arrested during raids in Los Angeles. But it has prompted outrage, protests and a fightback.