National Guard Arrives in Los Angeles

Washington Post: “Service members began to arrive in Los Angeles early Sunday, part of the 2,000 California National Guard troops that President Donald Trump has ordered to be deployed to the city to intervene in protests against his administration’s immigration sweeps.”

“California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has condemned the move, which a military legal expert said was unusual because the state did not request assistance but not outside the bounds of presidential authority.”

New York Times: “It is the first time since 1965 that a president has activated a state’s National Guard force without a request from that state’s governor. The last time was when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights demonstrators in 1965, she said.”