The article discusses President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles to address immigration protests, which has been criticized as an abuse of power. Hina Shamsi from the ACLU emphasizes that military involvement in civilian matters threatens democratic principles. There were clashes between protestors and law enforcement, following numerous arrests made by ICE. The deployment raised concerns about safety and legality, with California Governor Gavin Newsom deeming it unnecessary and likely to worsen tensions. The administration defends the action, attributing it to protecting federal agents from perceived violence.
It's really recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not be policing civilians.
Federal troops themselves this is not what they're trained for. The concern is that this escalatory response creates not just legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, but exacerbates and creates real likelihood that harm and risk to civilians will occur.
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