The Trump administration doubled down on its decision to federalize U.S. military by activating about 2,000 additional National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area amid widespread immigration crackdowns and protests continue, the U.S. Northern Command announced Tuesday.
The department said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the activation under Title 10, which allows the president to call the National Guard into federal service when the country is under invasion or rebellion, to support “the protection of federal functions, personnel, and property in the LA area," according to the U.S. Northern Command..
The newly activated troops will be coming from the 49th Military Police Brigade, which is stationed in Fairfield, Northern California, to join the already positioned Task Force 51, made up of 4,100 National Guard members and 700 active-duty Marines.
The announcement came just hours after a three-judge panel heard arguments over whether the Trump administration should return command of National Guard troops to California after thousands of them were activated in Los Angeles.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday seemed ready to keep President Donald Trump in control of California National Guard troops after they were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
Posted by John3262005
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Military deployments will continue until morale improves 😤
Six thousand National Guardsmen for exactly how many protestors?
Don TACO is at the “145% Chinese tariff!” of the LA deployment.
It’ll be deemed stupid/impractical as soon as the knock on effects start costing real money.
Nothing’s even happening anymore bro, wyd