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Trump’s Use of Federal Troops in Drug Raid Outside of Los Angeles: An Alarming Escalation

“An alarming escalation of the president’s efforts to use the military as a domestic police force. Based on currently available information, it appears to be illegal, as well”

CBP Confirms It Is Flying Predator Drones Above Los Angeles To Support ICE

The confirmation follows 404 Media’s reporting using flight data and air traffic control (ATC) audio that showed the agency was flying Predator drones above Los Angeles.

Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police

Police departments in Oregon created an “analyst group” where they casually offer each other assistance with surveillance tools.

Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS

A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.

Simple but Not Easy #7

Marine officers in Twentynine Palms need posse comitatus reforms

Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’

Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was not necessary

Afghan man who worked as interpreter for US Army detained by ICE in San Diego

An Afghan man who once helped the U.S. military abroad is being held in ICE detention after his arrest Thursday.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released hours after his arrest at an immigration court

He was detained after a series of dramatic confrontations between federal law enforcement and Democrats opposing President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

Marine Corps veteran says he feels betrayed after his father was arrested by masked federal agents in Southern California | CNN

A Marine Corps veteran says he feels betrayed after his father was beaten and arrested by masked federal agents while working at his landscaping job, caught up in one of the ongoing ICE workplace raids that advocates say have left immigrant communities terrified and on edge.

Opinion | I served in the Marines. Sending them to Los Angeles is wrong.

And other suggestions for how to de-escalate a show-down between the president and the city.

ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife who was still breastfeeding their baby

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military’s Growing Ties to Law Enforcement.

Marcos Leao’s detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, which bars the U.S. military from performing domestic law enforcement.

Marines temporarily detain man while guarding LA federal building

U.S. Marines have temporarily detained a man after he walked onto the property of a federal building they were guarding in Los Angeles.

Marines take over some security in LA while cities across US prep for ‘No Kings’ rallies

After a week of protests over federal immigration raids, about 200 Marines have moved into Los Angeles to guard a federal building and personnel in the city.

Veterans lead demonstration at Camp Pendleton against potential LA military deployment

Veterans urge Marines to consider the legality of potential orders during a demonstration at Camp Pendleton following a weekend of turmoil in Los Angeles.