Explainer: Does US law allow Trump to send troops to quell protests? President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to California after days of protests by hundreds of demonstrators against immigration raids, saying the protests interfered with federal law enforcement and framing them as a possible “form of rebellion” against the authority of the U.S. government. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday mobilized 700 active duty Marines as part of the government’s response to the protests.

President Trump's federalization of California's National Guard for protest operations overrode state consent and dismantled constitutional safeguards regarding domestic military deployments. #Trump #DOD #Federalization #ProtestRights #12406Bypass #Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/doe...