Maps: Visualizing the anti-ICE protests and government responses
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CNN is tracking the LA protests against ICE and the Trump administration and those that have spread across the US this week.
Protests in Los Angeles — which have inspired protests in other major cities across the country — have escalated in response to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and raids from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). More demonstrations are planned nationwide this week and weekend, when the military parade honoring the Army’s 250th birthday is also planned in Washington, DC. Last weekend, Trump invoked a rarely used law to federalize the National Guard over the objection of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials, which further ignited the response. CNN is visualizing this developing story in maps. This page will be updated with developments. The Trump administration also mobilized 700 Marines to the Los Angeles area on Monday. They were still undergoing training as of Wednesday morning, and it is not yet clear when they will be employed onto the streets to help with protests, according to a US Northern Command spokesperson. Here’s where the National Guard troops were staged on Sunday, the day after Trump signed the memorandum to deploy them to the city. In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is deploying an unknown number of the Texas National Guard across the state in anticipation of escalated protests. Abbott pointed to this coming Saturday’s “No Kings” protests, anti-Trump events and rallies across the United States, including in San Antonio, as another reason for having troops ready.
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