"Violent protests threaten the security of and significant damage to Federal immigration detention facilities and other Federal property,"
"To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion."
"the Secretary of Defense [to] ensure the availability of a standing National Guard quick reaction force that shall be resourced, trained, and available for rapid nationwide deployment."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth federalized 4000 National Guard troops and more than 700 Marines to Los Angeles in early June. President Trump asserted that violent protests threatened federal immigration detention facilities and other federal property and characterized protests that directly inhibited law execution as a form of rebellion. The deployment prompted a legal battle with California and became a model for other mobilizations. In October, 214 California National Guard troops were redeployed to Portland but were barred by a federal judge and remained at a base until November, then began demobilizing at Fort Hood while remaining under federal command. One hundred troops in Los Angeles remain staged to provide rapid response protection support to federal facilities. An August 25 order directed the Secretary of Defense to ensure a standing National Guard quick reaction force available for nationwide deployment. California argued that the absence of violence in Los Angeles undermined continued federal control of those troops.
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