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Jun 21, 2025 Trump administration escalated immigration enforcement raids across Los Angeles and deployed National Guard troops Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
Mass workplace raids combined with military deployment against protests reflect direct use of federal power against a disfavored jurisdiction and its residents.
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- Trump administration escalates ICE raids across Los Angeles region, causing widespread community fear and economic disruption — Over a two-week period beginning in early June 2025, the Trump administration intensified immigration enforcement operations across Los Angeles and Southern California, conducting aggressive raids at workplaces including clothing warehouses, car washes, and day-labor sites. Federal agents arrested dozens of immigrants, including multiple family members in single incidents. The raids prompted the administration to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to suppress resulting protests. Communities responded by self-isolating; businesses closed, street vendors stopped working, and residents avoided public spaces out of fear of arrest.
- National Guard deployment to suppress immigration enforcement protests — The Trump administration mobilized thousands of National Guard troops to suppress large-scale public protests against immigration raids. The deployment occurred following one of the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history, in which Americans protested the raids and other administration policies.
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Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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