A coalition of elected officials in Santa Ana are demanding the withdrawal of the California National Guard from the city’s streets following two days of demonstrations against a recent wave of federal immigration crackdowns.
“To the federal administration: we demand that you take your militarized equipment and troops and stop occupying our communities immediately,” said OC Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento at a Tuesday afternoon news conference at the Old Orange County Courthouse.
Since Monday, people have rallied along the downtown streets of Santa Ana – the heart of Orange County where immigration courts and federal authorities operate – protesting the federal government’s current approach to immigration enforcement…