Marines, National Guard and protests
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An uptick in activity at the Ohio National Guard site in Akron is likely part of routine training, the governor's spokesman said.
Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.
Military-style vehicles and National Guards troops have blocked a portion of 4th Street in front of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse.
Massachusetts senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey called Trump's move to deploy the National Guard to quell LA protests "authoritarian."
Protests over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area are set to continue for a third day. Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump’s decision to call in National Guards was “purposefully inflammatory.
On June 8, President Donald Trump praised the California National Guard for its response to Los Angeles immigration enforcement protests.
The California Governor has sued the U.S. President over the mobilization of the National Guard, calling it “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”
HOW WE GOT HERE: The protests erupted after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday carried out raids in three locations across L.A., where dozens of people were taken into custody. Newsom called the raids “chaotic federal sweeps” that aimed to fill an “arbitrary arrest quota.”