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Cut off for 10 days, running low on food, stranded residents of California's San Bernardino Mountains are angry, afraid

LOS ANGELES — For days, Michael Bowen could see the snow piling up outside his home.

Los Angeles Times

California National Guard will help stranded, snowed-in residents in San Bernardino Mountains

LOS ANGELES — Members of the California National Guard are set to arrive in the San Bernardino Mountains on Thursday afternoon to help people who have been trapped in their homes for several days by heavy snow, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

‘Border Security’ Is a Financial Black Hole that Will Consume Us All

State spending on cops and tech at the Texas border has increased ninefold in a decade, now set to reach $4.6 billion over the next two years.

Texas Observer

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Pentagon condemns Ohio National Guard head pushing NewsNation reporter before press conference arrest

Body-camera footage shows that a cable news reporter pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference in Ohio had just had a heated confrontation with the leader of the state’s national guard

The Independent UK

Police: Reporter pushed down, arrested had refused to leave

Police in Ohio say the arrest of a broadcast reporter who was pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a news conference came after he got into an argument with the head of the state’s National Guard and refused to leave

The Independent UK

Texas Senate leaders signal intent to spend big on border security

The state has spent $4 billion on border initiatives in the past two years, including $40 million to bus migrants out of Texas into Democrat-led cities.

The Texas Tribune

This Hill staffer also serves in the National Guard - Roll Call

It can be “intense,” says Aubrey Stuber, who serves in the Army National Guard while working as an aide to Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan.

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Gov. Greg Abbott hires “border czar” to accelerate wall construction

The governor said Mike Banks, a recently retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to find ways to deter people from crossing the border illegally.

The Texas Tribune

Ex-officer involved in 2020 protest shooting avoids prison

A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a deadly shooting during the 2020 Breonna Taylor protests has been sentenced to two years of probation

The Independent UK

Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage

In Memphis, where Nichols died, protesters shut down a major highway and chanted "justice for Tyre" before later disbanding. Demonstrations across the U.S. were largely peaceful.

WEKU

State of emergency declared over Atlanta 'Cop City' protest

Gov_ Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency, giving him the option of calling in the Georgia National Guard to help “subdue riot and unlawful assembly.”

The Independent UK

Mexico court: army doesn't have to tell police about arrests

Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest

The Independent UK

Analysis-Mexico City metro exposes "Achilles heel" of mayor's presidential dreams

The second major accident in the Mexico City metro in as many years and a series of recent mishaps in the transport system have piled pressure on Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, one of the favorites to become the country's next president.

Reuters

US border guard shoots, injures migrant in Texas

Houston (AFP) - A US border guard shot and injured a migrant trying to escape immigration authorities in Texas this week, local media and officials said Friday.

AFP

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The Texas Tribune

Migrant shot and injured by National Guard soldier patrolling border

It’s the first-known incident where a soldier has shot a migrant since the mission began. The injury is non-life threatening.

Reuters

Mexico president names National Guard commander to senior security role

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador named the commander of the country's National Guard as deputy security minister Monday, the latest in a string of appointments of former military members to serve in civilian roles.

Reuters

Mexico City mayor deploys National Guard to metro after accidents

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Thursday the deployment of over 6,000 national guard members to stations and "other facilities" of the capital's metro system after a series of incidents she described as unusual.

The Independent UK

Mexico City sends National Guard into subways after accident

The mayor of Mexico City says 6,060 National Guard officers will be posted in the city's subway system after a series of accidents

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The Independent UK

DeSantis tested on immigration as he weighs 2024 candidacy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted illegal immigration last fall by sending dozens of immigrants from Texas to an island off the Massachusetts coast

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: Big Daddy DeSantis deploys National Guard — hopefully the only troops he’ll ever lead

As the nation turned its attention to President Joe Biden’s new and, perhaps, game-changing immigration policy, a surprise mix of rules to deter unchecked entry, plus create pathways to immigrate legally, Big Daddy DeSantis stepped in with his own guns in Florida.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

White House accuses DeSantis of making a ‘mockery’ of migration response in Florida

WASHINGTON — The White House issued a sharp rebuke of Ron DeSantis on Wednesday after the Florida governor activated the state’s National Guard in response to a surge in Cuban migrants arriving by sea, accusing the Republican of “creating a problem” as the Biden administration is attempting to crack down…

Miami Herald

Florida says it’s helping feds deal with migrant surge but not directly intervening

MIAMI — Florida’s emergency response to the influx of migrants from Cuba and Haiti arriving by boat will be one of surveillance and not interdiction as 150 to 200 troops and officers work with federal Homeland Security officials “to increase coastal vigilance and provide improved situational awareness on migrant activities,’’…

Miami Herald

Florida state police in Keys for migrant landings as Coast Guard ships Cubans back home

KEY LARGO, Fla. — The six state troopers greeting a boat with 28 Cubans aboard in Key Largo on Sunday hinted at a stepped-up Florida response to a long-running influx of migrants into the southern island chain that Gov. Ron DeSantis recently declared a state emergency.

Axios

Ron DeSantis activates National Guard as migrants arrive in Florida

Other governors across the U.S. have taken similar steps in recent years amid the ongoing border crisis.

Miami Herald

Gov. DeSantis activates Florida National Guard to respond to South Florida migrant surge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis called out the Florida National Guard on Friday to help respond to the surge of migrants that have been arriving in South Florida by boat in recent weeks.

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