Marines, LA protests
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By Omar Younis, Brad Brooks, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. Marines deployed to Los Angeles made their first detention of a civilian on Friday, the military said, part of a rare domestic use of its forces sent to the city after days of protests over immigration raids.
While the president contends that the L.A. protests against his immigration policy have been chaotic, the scenes are not as violent.
Top Portland and Multnomah County leaders, law enforcement officials and several community leaders stood together Friday in advance of large planned protests to decry the immigration policies of the federal administration and affirm the laws in place to protect immigrants.
U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, according to a court ruling, as protests against immigration raids look set to enter their second week in the strongest backlash since his return to power in January.
Alejandro Theodoro Orellana, 29, faces federal charges for allegedly “distributing face shields to suspected rioters” to protesters on June 11.
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President Donald Trump is thanking an appeals court for freezing an order that he return control of National Guard troops to California.
The bill would enable community raids, targeted removals and widespread detention camps that sweep up U.S. citizens and the undocumented alike.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will see fans traveling from restricted areas as they host the San Francisco Giants this weekend.
Hong says protests in LA can change very quickly — one moment peaceful, the next chaotic. But he always tries to stay safe while telling the story through his images.