Protests in Los Angeles triggered by intensified ICE immigration raids have entered their fifth day, prompting President Trump to deploy around 700 active-duty Marines alongside 4,000 National Guard troops—despite California officials condemning the move as “illegal” and “authoritarian”.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has imposed an overnight curfew from 8pm to 6am to mitigate vandalism and looting, with 23 businesses reportedly affected on Monday night.
Mass protests erupted across Los Angeles following a string of aggressive immigration raids led by federal authorities, targeting undocumented communities in the city.
Tensions soared in Los Angeles after President Trump deployed around 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines—federalising forces without California’s consent—to crack down on protests sparked by recent ICE immigration raids.
Monday’s newspaper headlines are dominated by a few stories: Government policy, in particular, the upcoming Spending Review, which is set to be released on Wednesday and the clashes between protests and the National Guard in the USA.
A handful of front pages lead with the NHS’s call for more blood donors, whilst the back pages report on football transfer gossip ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, Portugal winning the Nations League and Spain’s Alcaraz winning the French Open.
Good Morning! It’s a cloudy start this morning in the capital, but don’t despair – the heat is expected to return later this week.
It’s all pretty glum news leading the UK media this moring, with most of it focused on the international chaos from across the USA and the war in Gaza.
Closer to home, NHS nurses are to vote on a pay deal today, there’s coverage of the upcoming Spending Review – set to be released on Wednesday and Premier League transfer gossip dominates the back pages.
Downtown Los Angeles saw chaos as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown escalated. With over 300 National Guard troops deployed—without the governor’s request—clashes broke out, self-driving cars were torched, and police used rubber bullets and tear gas.
Protests against Donald Trump’s immigration policy have intensified, now entering their third day, with 2,000 National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles to manage the situation.
Tensions are escalating between California’s political leaders and the federal government, with Governor Gavin Newsom accusing the White House of “sowing chaos” amid immigration protests in Los Angeles.
The National Guard is set to be deployed in Los Angeles following two days of protests and “riots” in response to federal immigration raids, with California Governor Gavin Newsom criticising the deployment as “purposefully inflammatory”.
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