To have armored vehicles deployed on the streets of our city, to federalize the National Guard, to have the U.S. Marines who are trained to kill abroad, deployed to our city — all of this is outrageous and it is un-American.
Karen Bass: “To have armored vehicles deployed on the streets of our city, to federalize the National Guard, to have the U.S. Marines…”
On the recordJuly 16, 2025
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Mayor Bass criticized the military deployment in Los Angeles during a joint ICE-military operation.
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