Los Angeles residents and experts say the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around the country.

The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles several times in response to civil disorder and natural disasters. In previous years, the National Guard was sent at the request of state and ...

In 1894, corporate and political leaders saw striking rail workers as insurrectionists. The public did not necessarily see things the same way.

The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles several times in response to civil disorder and natural disasters. In previous years, the National Guard was sent at the request of state and ...

Donald Trump recently commandeered California’s National Guard to repress anti-ICE protests in LA. The National Guard has a ...

Trump, a Republican, sent about 1,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles despite the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats.

Protesters confront a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest.

The National Guard was also called during the 1992 L.A. riots and the unrest that followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. Trump’s order was unlike any other.

Trump, a Republican, sent about 1,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles despite the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats.

The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles several times in response to civil disorder and natural disasters. In previous years, the National Guard was sent at the request of state and ...

Los Angeles residents and experts say the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around the country.