Protests have spread across the US in response to the Trump Administration ordering Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to round up illegal immigrants in California. The first unrest broke out in parts of Los Angeles, descended into riots, and led to Trump federalizing California’s National Guard and even deploying some Marines to assist them and ICE. Nationwide protests took place on 14 June, the Army’s 250th anniversary and Trump’s birthday, as part of the “No Kings” movement.
In the US, the Bill of Rights gives Americans the constitutionally enshrined right to assemble, including against their own government in protest, but this is sometimes abused as the cover for preparing riots.
Likewise, if Trump succeeds with his planned mass deportations, then the Democrats could lose their artificially engineered congressional seats. This scenario would restore political balance to the country.
In response, California Governor Gavin Newsom has sought to portray Trump’s moves as unconstitutional in the hopes of getting sympathetic judges to rule in his state’s favor, which could provoke a genuine constitutional crisis if that comes to pass and Trump refuses to abide by their rulings.