Dramatic devlopments in Los Angeles are happening now as the National Guard is being deployed there. This escalation in the suppression of civil liberties is consistent with the Trump administration’s authoritarianism.
This direct conflict between federal executive action and state governmental opposition immediately elevates the situation beyond a localized law enforcement matter, into the complex area of constitutional power and federal-state relations.
The deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles by presidential order, ostensibly in response to escalating protests against federal immigration enforcement actions, has ignited a fierce debate with profound national implications. These demonstrations, primarily targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, reportedly involved clashes between demonstrators and authorities, property damage, and significant civic unrest. A critical feature of this federal intervention is its execution over the explicit and strenuous objections of California’s state and local leadership, most notably Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. This direct conflict between federal executive action and state governmental opposition immediately elevates the situation beyond a localized law enforcement matter, into the complex area of constitutional power and federal-state relations.
Research
I’ve been working on different ways to research and discuss justice related issues. Google’s NotebookLM research tool has revolutionized how I do research, and provides interesting ways to explore the data.
Within a NotebookLM project the sources of data are selected by you, the researcher. The power of NotebookLM is that it will only use the sources you include in your project in the analysis it does. This is completely different from the way artificial intelligence (AI) has be used until now, where the application finds and uses its own sources.
Mind Map
Mind maps are used to visualize information. Identifying the major concepts and their relationships. NotebookLM’s mind maps are interactive. Clicking on one of the nodes opens further branches of the map.
InfoGraphic
I’m especially excited about the ability of another Google tool, Gemini 2.5 Pro to create InfoGraphics from your data sources. Following are screenshots of today’s infographic about the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles.
This is a link to the web version of this infographic: https://g.co/gemini/share/30140bd02bc3
Sources
Here is a table summarizing the sources used in this project:
| Source Description | Author(s) | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| “‘Deranged behavior’: US National Guard deployment in Los Angeles draws sharp reaction from Gavin Newsom | Shrey Banerjee | June 8, 2025 |
| 156. Federalizing the California National Guard | Steve Vladeck | June 8, 2025 |
| 4 things to know about the immigration raid protests that roiled LA this weekend – NPR | Jeff Brady, Joe Hernandez | June 9, 2025 |
| Anti-ICE protests in LA intensify after Trump deploys National Guard – DW News (Transcript) | Benjamin Alvarez (Correspondent), Tyson Barker (Analyst) | Implicitly June 2025 |
| California’s Gavin Newsom: Deployment of National Guard to LA unlawful – The Jerusalem Post | REUTERS | June 9, 2025 |
| Governor Gavin Newsom on deploying CHP to Los Angeles – CA.gov | Governor Gavin Newsom | June 7, 2025 |
| Governor Gavin Newsom on speaking out peacefully – CA.gov | Governor Gavin Newsom | June 7, 2025 |
| Governor Gavin Newsom on the federal government taking over the California National Guard | Governor Gavin Newsom | June 7, 2025 |
| How Should We Respond to Trump’s National Guard Deployment Against the People of LA? | Robert Reich | June 8, 2025 |
| LA Riots Map Shows Where National Guard Clashes Are Taking Place – Newsweek | Theo Burman | June 9, 2025 |
| LA immigration protests live updates: National Guard members arriving in Los Angeles – ABC News | ABC News Staff | June 8, 2025 |
| Legal Basis for National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles | Not explicitly stated (appears to be synthesized) | Not explicitly stated |
| Los Angeles protests updates: Clashes as Trump deploys National Guard – Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera Staff | June 9, 2025 |
| Los Angeles unrest: Is Trump allowed to deploy National Guard troops? – Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera Staff | June 8, 2025 |
| National Guard Federal Service Call (10 U.S.C. § 12406) | U.S. Government Publishing Office | 2011 Edition |
| National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles as immigration enforcement tensions escalate | Austin Turner, Dean Fioresi, Camilo Montoya-Galvez | June 8, 2025 |
| Protests Intensify in Los Angeles After Trump Deploys Hundreds of National Guard Troops (AP) | JASON DEAREN, JAIMIE DING and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press | June 9, 2025 |
| Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops (AP) | JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JAIMIE DING and JASON DEAREN Updated [Template] | June 8, 2025 |
| Republicans Line Up to Back Trump’s L.A. National Guard Deployment – NOTUS | Not explicitly stated | June 8, 2025 |
| THE US NATIONAL GUARD AND PUBLIC ORDER MANAGEMENT – Center for Civilians in Conflict | Annie Shiel, Dan Mahanty, Emilia Pierce, Elizabeth Fray | June 2020 |
| The National Guard in Los Angeles – Lawfare | Chris Mirasola | June 8, 2025 |
| The President’s Power to Call Out the National Guard Is Not a Blank Check | Joseph Nunn | November 18, 2024 |
| Trump deploys National Guard amid Los Angeles immigration protests – CNN (Transcript) | Julia Vargas Jones (Reporter), Juliette Kayyem (Analyst) | Implicitly June 2025 |
| Trump deploys National Guard to quell protests against ICE in Los Angeles – Al Jazeera | News \ | Protests |
| Trump orders 2,000 National Guardsmen to LA amid ICE protests – Task & Purpose | Nicholas Slayton | June 8, 2025 |
| Trump to Send 2,000 National Guard Troops to L.A. After Protests – The Wall Street Journal | Ginger Adams Otis, Nancy A. Youssef, Jack Morphet | Implicitly June 8, 2025 |
| US Northern Command sets up task force for Los Angeles mission – Task & Purpose | Nicholas Slayton | June 8, 2025 |
| What are the legal issues behind Trump’s use of the National Guard in LA? – NPR (Transcript) | Hina Shamsi (Interviewee) | June 9, 2025 |
| What to know about Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests – AP News | REBECCA BOONE | June 8, 2025 |
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