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Trump orders fresh troop deployment to LA as unrest continues into fourth day

California Governor Gavin Newsom says he will take legal action against the deployments

US authorities say they will send another 2000 national guards and 700 marines to Los Angeles where protests continue over immigration raids.

A Hispanic community leader turned Democrat politician - whose constituency covers the Paramount retail area where ICE immigration officials first arrested suspected undocumented migrants joins us.

We'll also speak to those with first hand knowledge of Syria's notorious prisons under country's deposed leader Bashar Al-Assad.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

Photo :Protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles. 8 June 2025)

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