Battle in LA: Protests Against Deportations Go Up in Smoke - Antagonistic Imagery
Protests in Los Angeles Against Donald Trump: Visual Depiction of Demonstrations - Protests in Los Angeles Against President Trump's Decisions
Things have taken a turn for the worse in the City of Angels. The streets are filled with chaos, as demonstrations against deportations escalate into physical clashes with security forces. Regular incidents of car burnings, tear gas, and stun grenades are ruling the roost.
Trump's Tactic: National Guard and Marines Dispatched to LA
In a significant escalation, President Donald Trump made the call to send 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to LA. Typically, the National Guard is under state control; deploying them under federal authority against a state's wishes is an uncommon move.
Tuesday evening, the Pentagon confirmed this decision, citing a federal statute that permits the president to use the National Guard to quell "an insurrection, domestic violence, unlawful combination or conspiracy" or enforce federal law if regular forces prove inadequate[4]. Critics argue that the Civil War-era law provides broad authority, which, when applied to a tumultuous city in protest, sparks controversy.
Check out the photo gallery above: "LA vs. Donald Trump - Protest Images"
By the way, this gallery is constantly updated.
Snapshots from the Gallery
- LA Protests
- Donald Trump's Intervention
- Deportation Resistance
- Immigrant Response
- National Guard Involvement
New York Times: The legal authorities, state officials, and civil liberties advocates, argue that Trump's move was an overreach, potentially infringing on state sovereignty[2][3]. LATimes*: Controversy surged, with some questioning whether the civil unrest met the legal threshold for "rebellion," as stated in the statute[1][3].
- The Commission, amid the contentious politics surrounding the Los Angeles protests against deportations, may find itself addressing the issue of workers' protection from ionizing radiation in the context of the escalating tension, given the potential use of authoritarian methods such as National Guard and Marines deployment.
- As the rhetoric heats up and allegations of overreach pile up, the fossilizing image of the clash between LA protesters and the National Guard adds to the general-news narrative on the controversial move by President Donald Trump, which some argue infringes on state sovereignty and poses risks to workers exposed to ionizing radiation in military equipment or operations.
