The president vowed to crush opposition to his immigration raids – but his attempted show of force may have awoken something else
Donald Trump’s administration promised to crush opposition in Los Angeles.
Late on Saturday night, the US president deployed national guard soldiers in LA following protests against immigration raids in the city – a stunning escalation in the administration’s promise of “mass deportations”. His administration has promised to quell protests, and warned local leaders to brace for at least 30 days of ramped-up immigration enforcement.
But the overwhelming show of force may have awoken something else. The city is responding with a roaring backlash.
The moment Trump was sworn in for his second presidential term, he unleashed a barrage of draconian immigration restrictions. Ice agents began ambushing people inside their homes, in schools and churches. Children were being detained in what activists have called “baby jails”. Asylum seekers were exiled to a brutal mega-prison in El Salvador.
