Interview with 'The Take' on Al Jazeera English: Why did Trump deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles?
In this interview with Manuel Rapalo for The Take, we discuss the aftermath of the ICE raids in LA and my reporting from the Paramount and Compton neighborhoods on June 7th.
Los Angeles has become a military zone. As citywide protests erupted following ICE raids on local immigrant communities, United States President Donald Trump sent Marines and National Guard troops into the city for the first time in decades. How is this show of force turning immigration raids into a national flashpoint? In this episode:
Abraham Marquez, Investigative Journalist, The Southlander
Links to my reporting in Paramount/Compton on June 7th:
On the ground coverage from Paramount/Compton
Episode credits: This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Haleema Shah, Amy Walters, Mariana Navarrete, Kisaa Zehra, and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. Noor Wazwaz edited it. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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