Troops are trained for war, where they can shoot to kill. Asking troops to police is an invitation to brutality

As a pretext to sending in the national guard, the White House marked the Ice protests as a broader threat to the US

The president is escalating the situation to justify greater force and repression. Now he’s talking about sending ‘troops everywhere’

What Trump is doing in Los Angeles is a warning for the rest of the nation.

Six Americans tell the BBC that there's clearly a problem in Los Angeles - they just don't agree with who's at fault.

Troops are trained for war, where they can shoot to kill. Asking troops to police is an invitation to brutality

The Trump administration maintains it took over California's National Guard to restore order, and protect ICE officers.

NEWS ANALYSIS. Thousands of soldiers have been deployed in Los Angeles to support the police tasked with arresting undocumented individuals. This unprecedented decision in a major…