🚨Pentagon deploys 2,700 troops as ICE raids trigger First Amendment protests
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ICE arrested 44 people across Los Angeles on June 6, 2025, sparking protests that exploded from 250 to 3,000+ demonstrators after Trump federalized 2,000 National Guard troops and deployed 700 Marines without Governor Newsom's consent. Federal courts blocked the unprecedented military deployment after four days, but Trump threatened to "have troops everywhere" if protests spread to other cities.
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Why This Matters
🪖 Military deployment on American streets breaks 60-year precedent
Trump federalized California National Guard without governor consent for the first time since Alabama civil rights era (1965). The 2,700 total troops—2,000 Guard plus 700 Marines—established Joint Task Force 51 to police civilian protests, testing constitutional limits on domestic military use.
💰 Taxpayers pay $134 million for military response that inflamed protests
Acting Defense Comptroller Bryn MacDonnell testified National Guard deployment alone costs taxpayers $134 million. Protest numbers actually increased from 250 to 3,000+ after troop arrival, contradicting federal claims about restoring order.
⚖️ Federal judges ruled military deployment illegal but constitutional crisis persists
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer blocked Trump's federalization as unconstitutional, then Ninth Circuit reversed the decision. The legal back-and-forth established precedent that presidents can deploy troops first, argue in court later.
📞 California won the court battle—call your state attorney general
Twenty-five states could face similar military occupation. Contact your AG demanding they join California's lawsuit defending state sovereignty against federal military deployment without consent.
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