Massive protest wave in LA: Prisoner and military presence imposed!

Massive protest wave in LA: Prisoner and military presence imposed!

Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA - On June 11, 2025, the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, issued a nightly lock for a small area in the city center. The measure is valid from this evening to early Wednesday morning and was imposed in response to day-long demonstrations against the migration policy of US President Donald Trump. These protests have kept the city in suspense in the past few days and have led to numerous arrests.

The demonstrations are described as an expression of massive dismissals about Trump's hard immigration policy, which primarily affects minorities and immigrants. Gavin Newin Newsoma is used to use around 4,000 soldiers from the National Guard and 700 marine fans who were sent by the US government to Los Angeles. Newsom described the use of "trained war soldiers" as "unprecedented" and as a threat to democracy. He applied for an injunction to stop the use of the soldiers.

protests and conflicts

The arrangement of Trump to mobilize the armed forces argues that the city would have been "fully obliterated" without this commitment. In the meantime, bass criticized the intervention ordered by the federal government and made it clear that local security forces would have been able to control the situation without having to fall back on the military. In addition, Newsom made it clear that the Massachusetts National Guard should not be used to support immigration operations, but reminds far more of the circumstances that have already led to tensions between the state and the federal government.

The role of Marines that were ordered into the city has so far been limited to the protection of federal officials and ownership; They were not actively involved in the protests. This step has raised questions about the authorization of military use in Germany, in particular, citing the Insurrection Act of 1807. This legal regulation allows the president to use the military in order to restore public order if a state requires or is unable to guarantee the security of its citizens. Usually the military use in Germany is not allowed.

context of the insurrection act and political tensions

The Insurrection Act allows the President to mobilize military forces in the event of unrest, uprisings or threats to the constitutionally protected rights. Under normal circumstances, this intervention is limited, but in the current situation, the tensions between Trump and Newsom seem to escalate. Trump has accused Newsom and Bass of acting as a "troublemaker, wardrobe and rioter", which further exacerbates the already tense political situation. Newsom has already indicated that under certain circumstances he has indicated legal steps.

Overall, the protest in Los Angeles presented a striking point in the debate about immigration policy and the commitment of the military in Germany. It remains to be seen whether the tensions can be solved or whether further measures will be followed.

Further information on the legal framework of the Insurrection Act can be found on Wikipedia . Current reports on developments in Los Angeles can be read on vienna.at , while analytical perspectives on the role of the military in the protests on AP news are available.