Downtown LA's first curfew since the onset of anti-ICE protests highlights tensions over the Trump administration's deployment of Marines and National Guard troops amid concerns of escalating violence. While protests have been predominantly peaceful, vandalism necessitated the curfew. The deployment aims to safeguard federal facilities, raising legal questions regarding military involvement in policing through Posse Comitatus. Concurrently, increased immigration crackdowns are driving over a million foreign workers out of the labor force, significantly impacting businesses reliant on undocumented labor. This complex situation reveals the intersection of law enforcement, immigration policy, and the economy.
A law known as Posse Comitatus bars the military from acting as police inside the United States. The military can't make arrests or enforce the law.
The National Guard has crowd-control training, and some Marines have training for missions such as evacuating U.S. embassies threatened by hostile crowds.
President Trump's immigration crackdown is causing some individuals to leave the country. Over a million foreign-born workers have exited the labor force in the past two months.
Businesses that have traditionally depended on workers without legal authorization are facing significant challenges due to high-profile raids on farms and construction sites.
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