TROOP-POWERED IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN: LA DEPLOYMENT RULED ILLEGAL AS TRUMP EYES CHICAGO, BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS

A federal judge found the Los Angeles National Guard/Marines deployment tied to immigration raids unlawful, even as the Trump administration considers replicating troop-supported enforcement in Chicago, Baltimore, and New Orleans. LA saw a surge in arrests—including many without criminal convictions—mass protests, and legal pushback amid racial profiling concerns. With ongoing appeals, undisclosed costs, and multi-city plans, major urban centers are bracing for militarized interior immigration enforcement and its civil-liberties and public-safety fallout.