National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States

ADVERTISEMENT View in Browser | APNews DONATE View in Browser | APNews DONATE Policy changes, but facts endure. AP delivers accurate, fact-based journalism to keep the world informed in every administration. Support independent reporting today. Donate. By Amy Langfield June 08, 2025 By Amy Langfield June 08, 2025 Good morning, I'm Amy Langfield, head of newsletters for AP, and I'm filling in for Elizabeth Both. Welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, a man mistakenly deported from the United States has been returned from El Salvador to face new charges in Tennessee, a look at one of the world's deadliest migration routes, and Broadway will celebrate its best tonight at the Tony Awards. But first, National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. UP FIRST A law enforcement officer works to put out a fire during a protest in Compton, Calif., Saturday, after federal immigration authorities conducted operations. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on Trump's orders to quell immigration protests National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles early Sunday on orders from President Donald Trump in response to clashes in recent days between federal immigration authorities and protesters seeking to block them from carrying out deportations. Trump says he is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles — over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read more. TOP STORIES Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche listens during a news conference about Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Justice Department on Friday in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow an ongoing fight The fight over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador now returns to the U.S. court system. Abrego Garcia appeared Friday in a Tennessee court, facing new charges he smuggled thousands of people across the country illegally. Abrego Garcia's wife and lawyers offer a much different story, saying the now 29-year-old had as a teenager fled local gangs that terrorized his family for a life in Maryland. Read more. From Pakistan to Spain via the Canaries, smugglers are using longer, more dangerous migration routes A failed crossing from Mauritania's coast toward Spain's Canary Islands in which 44 Pakistanis perished earlier this year has cast a spotlight on how globalized and sophisticated smuggling networks on the West African coast have become. 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