The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says Trump’s order to send the National Guard to LA is “unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power”.
Hina Shamsi, director of the National Security Project at the civil rights group, says Trump’s move puts Los Angeles residents “in danger”.
She also says it puts troops in “legal and ethical jeopardy”, and is “recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians”.
The ACLU says protests in LA were responding to “dangerous” immigration raids and the arrest of David Huerta, the president of labour group Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, at the scene of an immigration enforcement operation on Friday.
