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Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges over clash with law enforcement at ICE facility in New Jersey

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The interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina [Bimbo #4] Habba, said the Democratic lawmaker, who plans to plead not guilty, was indicted on three counts of interfering with law enforcement.

Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., was indicted Tuesday on federal charges stemming from a confrontation with law enforcement at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Newark last month.

The interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina [Bimbo #4] Habba, said on X that a federal grand jury indicted McIver on three counts of “forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers.”

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McIver called the legal proceedings “a brazen attempt at political intimidation” and said she will plead not guilty.

Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges over clash with law enforcement at ICE facility in New Jersey
The interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, said the Democratic lawmaker, who plans to plead not guilty, was indicted on three counts of interfering with law enforcement.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/lamonica-mciver-indicted-federal-charges-ice-new-jersey-rcna212221

Associated Press: LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown continue

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Los Angeles police swiftly enforced a downtown curfew, making arrests moments after it took effect, while deploying officers on horseback and using crowd control projectiles to break up a group of hundreds demonstrating against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Members of the National Guard stood watch behind plastic shields, but did not appear to participate in the arrests Tuesday night.

Hours later, many of the protesters had dispersed, although sporadic confrontations continued that were much smaller than in previous nights. Officials said the curfew was necessary to stop vandalism and theft by agitators looking to cause trouble.

The demonstrations have been mostly concentrated downtown and the curfew covers a 1-square-mile (2.5-square-kilometer) section that includes an area where protests have occurred since Friday in the sprawling city of 4 million. The city of Los Angeles encompasses roughly 500 square miles (1,295 square kilometers).

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[Gov. Gavin] Newsom asked a court to put an emergency stop to the military helping federal immigration agents, with some guardsmen now standing in protection around agents as they carried out arrests. He said it would only heighten tensions and civil unrest. The judge set a hearing for Thursday, giving the administration several days to continue those activities.

LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown continue

https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-protests-ice-national-guard-f39ba39287f628ce8c8be47c92ea6147

KTSA: Texas National Guard deployed to San Antonio ahead of planned protests, city officials to hold press conference Wednesday morning

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The Texas National Guard has been deployed to San Antonio as demonstrations against ICE raids are planned.

Governor Greg Abbott sent the guard members to the Alamo City Tuesday night.

The move comes as protestors plan to demonstrate against raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers.

The protests are planned for downtown San Antonio Wednesday with another planned for Saturday at Travis Park.

Abbott confirmed the deployment to several media outlets but details haven’t been released.

Texas National Guard deployed to San Antonio ahead of planned protests, city officials to hold press conference Wednesday morning – KTSA
Governor Greg Abbott sent the guard members to the Alamo City Tuesday night.

https://www.ktsa.com/texas-national-guard-deployed-to-san-antonio-ahead-of-planned-protests-city-officials-to-hold-press-conference-wednesday-morning

Daily Mail: ICE prepares full assault on five Democrat cities as LA goes into lockdown amid immigration riots

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Donald Trump is set to deploy ICE tactical units to five Democrat-run cities amid the riots in Los Angeles as Gavin Newsom nearly broke into tears while blaming his administration for inciting the California chaos.

The military-style units are set to storm New York City, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia and northern Virginia, MSNBC reported. Four of those five are heavily blue cities, while northern Virginia contains the Democrat enclave of Alexandria. 

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‘Look, this isn’t just about protests here in Los Angeles, when Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commandeer the National Guard. He made that order apply to every state in this nation,’ Newsom said, as he teared up. 

‘This is about all of us. This is about you. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes, this moment we have feared has arrived.’

Newsom accused Trump of ‘taking a wrecking ball to our founding fathers’ historic project’ of three co-equal branches of government. 

ICE prepares full assault on five Democrat cities as LA goes into lockdown amid immigration riots

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14800391/ICE-prepares-assault-five-Democrat-cities-LA-goes-lockdown.html

New York Times: Trump Declares Dubious Emergencies to Amass Power, Scholars Say

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In disputes over protests, deportations and tariffs, the president has invoked statutes that may not provide him with the authority he claims.

To hear President Trump tell it, the nation is facing a rebellion in Los Angeles, an invasion by a Venezuelan gang and extraordinary foreign threats to its economy.

Citing this series of crises, he has sought to draw on emergency powers that Congress has scattered throughout the United States Code over the centuries, summoning the National Guard to Los Angeles over the objections of California’s governor, sending scores of migrants to El Salvador without the barest hint of due process and upending the global economy with steep tariffs.

Legal scholars say the president’s actions are not authorized by the statutes he has cited and are, instead, animated by a different goal.

“He is declaring utterly bogus emergencies for the sake of trying to expand his power, undermine the Constitution and destroy civil liberties,” said Ilya Somin, a libertarian professor at Antonin Scalia Law School who represents a wine importer and other businesses challenging some of Mr. Trump’s tariffs.

Trump Declares Dubious Emergencies to Amass Power, Scholars Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/politics/trump-emergency-powers-invasion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N08.tEO-.S_2DmAE6Yws9&smid=url-share

NY Post: ‘Worrying’ footage shows anti-ICE protester doling out tactical gear in Los Angeles as violence escalates

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Unsettling footage has emerged of an anti-ICE protester brazenly doling out tactical gear to masked agitators in Los Angeles as the violence continues to escalate – despite California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats repeatedly claiming the demonstrations have been largely peaceful.

The unidentified person was caught on camera dispersing what appeared to be riot shields and gas masks to the crowd from the back of a pickup truck Monday afternoon — just steps from downtown federal buildings.

Scores of rioters could be seen running toward the truck to grab the masks, which had the brand “Bionic Shield” emblazoned across them, the footage shot by Fox11 showed.

To whomever was distributing the gas masks and vests, thank you for help to keep the demonstrators safe.

‘Worrying’ footage shows anti-ICE protestor doling out tactical gear in LA as violence escalates
Footage has emerged of an anti-ICE protestor brazenly doling out tactical gear to masked agitators in Los Angeles as the violence continues to escalate.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/10/us-news/footage-shows-anti-ice-protestor-doling-out-tactical-gear-in-los-angeles

New York Post: Armed National Guard troops stand guard for ICE agents as they make immigration raids in LA

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Armed National Guard troops are accompanying immigration agents as they carry out mass deportation raids on the streets of Los Angeles.

The troops, who were mobilized by President Trump, are providing “operational security” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they faced attacks and threats from anti-ICE rioters, sources told The Post, which first broke the story.

It’s “in case s–t hits the fan,” said a federal law enforcement source.

… some are concerned that their presence could make the federal immigration agents an even bigger target, the first source said. “They’re showing up with Humvees and uniforms,” the source said.

Armed National Guard troops stand guard for ICE agents as they make immigration raids in LA
It’s “in case s–t hits the fan,” said a federal law enforcement source.

https://nypost.com/2025/06/10/us-news/national-guard-troops-to-join-ice-agents-on-la-immigration-raids-sources

SFGate: ‘Unbelievable’: Protest against ICE arrests shuts down San Francisco court

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Multiple people were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday morning, merely 12 hours after thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Mission to rally against the widespread raids taking place across California.

The news, first reported by the NBC Bay Area, unfolded around 9:30 a.m. outside of the San Francisco Immigration Court at 100 Montgomery St. The reporter captured footage of ICE agents wearing masks escorting a person into a parked car. About an hour later, two other people were reportedly taken into unmarked cars. One told the NBC reporter that he was from Guatemala. 

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The public uprising continued into Monday night, when an estimated 9,000 protesters rallied at San Francisco’s 24th and Mission BART Plaza late into the frigid June night.

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San Francisco Immigration Court canceled the rest of its hearings on Tuesday afternoon and closed the courthouse because of the protests, NBC Bay Area reported. 

‘Unbelievable’: Protest against ICE arrests shuts down San Francisco court

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/ice-arrests-san-francisco-courthouse-20370758.php

NBC News: ICE protests held coast to coast as national movement grows after L.A. unrest

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Activists plan more events Tuesday in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta.

The protests that have roiled Los Angeles seem to be spreading across the country, as activists gathered Tuesday in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and elsewhere.

Rallies protesting ICE raids and the government’s immigration policies have been planned across California and beyond this week. A series of so-called No Kings demonstrations is planned nationwide for Saturday.

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Since Monday, NBC News counted at least 25 rallies and demonstrations coast to coast. Some involved only a few dozen participants, while others attracted thousands to make a stand against the detention and removal of suspected undocumented migrants.

Lots more …

  • California and the West Coast
  • New York and the East Coast
  • Texas, the South and the Midwest
As immigration raids continue, anti-ICE protests spread coast to coast
Activists plan more events Tuesday in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. A curfew covering a compact area of downtown Los Angeles is likely, the city’s mayor said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna211980

Hegseth asserts Trump can send troops anywhere to protect ICE agents conducting raids

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Pentagon budget official estimated LA troop deployment to cost $134 million.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Tuesday that he and President Donald Trump have the power to send National Guard and active-duty troops anywhere in the country to ensure Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can enforce the law, an assertion that — if carried out — would open the door to a historic clash between Trump and Democratic governors.

“We believe that ICE, which is a federal law enforcement agency, has the right to safely conduct operations in any state, in any jurisdiction in the country,” Hegseth told the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee.

“ICE ought be able to do its job, whether it’s Minneapolis or Los Angeles,” he added.

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President Donald Trump also opened the door for possible military deployments elsewhere, telling reporters on Tuesday that if protests break out in other states “they will be met with equal or greater force.”

Civil War II is really here. 🙁

Hegseth asserts Trump can send troops anywhere to protect ICE agents conducting raids
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says President Trump has the right to send troops to “any state, in any jurisdiction in the country,”

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegseth-testify-capitol-hill-house-dem-calls-marine/story?id=122668997