Trump against California: protests escalate and national guard in use!

Trump against California: protests escalate and national guard in use!

Protests in the United States continued to expand against President Donald Trump's immigration policy. According to Vol.at , demonstrations have taken place in several cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, with hundreds to thousands of participants. In particular in Los Angeles, there was violent resistance, which is interpreted as a reaction to the increased operations of the immigration authority ICE.

In the course of the protests, the security forces in Los Angeles had to use tear gas and rubber shot against demonstrators. These protests were not completely peaceful, there were minor incidents and dozens of arrests. Protests also took place in other big cities such as New York, Austin, Dallas and Atlanta. Despite the sometimes difficult circumstances, most actions remained mostly peaceful.

Criticism of Trump's use of national guards

The situation escalated when Trump mobilized 2,000 national guards and 700 marine fans according to Los Angeles, which is considered a historical step, as this was done for the first time without the governor of a US state. California's governor Gavin Newsom criticized this measure as "abuse of power" and announced that it would take legal action against Trump. Newsom described the mobilization as a "staging" and warned of the conditions under which the soldiers have to operate.

protest movement and social effects

The clashes underline the deep social tensions in the United States. The protesters, many of them migrants or descendants of migrants, argue that the rigid deportation measures of Trump destabilize the social structure in California and beyond. Many affected people are integrated into the American society, their children are born in the United States and contribute to the economy by often taking over poorly paid jobs overall.

The demonstrations are not only a reaction to Trump's political measures, but also an expression of resistance to a policy that many perceive many. Pictures of burning cars and bleeding demonstrators make violence clear in the arguments and illustrate the confrontations that are increasingly putting to the fore, even at a time when the views of immigration and national identity change rapidly.

The protests are therefore also a warning to the political leadership and an expression of the need to redesign the debate about immigration and social integration. Tagesspiegel underlines that the use of the National Guard Trump is a clear message to his critics: Resistance will not tolerated.

In this context, it remains to be seen how the political and social dynamics in the US cities will develop and what long-term consequences the current protests for the future of American immigration policy could have.

The clashes take place against the background of wider protest movements that mobilized against Trump before the election. Deutschlandfunk already reported great demonstrations in New York, Chicago and other cities, and there is a central topic in the political agenda in the country.