The National Guard is helping tackle violent crime

Trump is currently facing heavy criticism because on Sept. 2, Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Federal District Court in San Francisco ruled Trump’s actions to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles, California, as unlawful, according to AP News.  

Is this important? Well, yes, and no. It is important because a federal judge ruled it unlawful; however, there are over 170 federal judges in the United States, so to me, one ruling isn’t going to have a significant impact.    

Does the president have the power to deploy the National Guard into cities? Yes, he absolutely does. The Insurrection Act authorizes federalizing state authority units to suppress insurrections or enforce federal laws, although currently, this act has not been utilized. 

According to DC.gov, there have been multiple reports of crime and looting in the nation's capital. We have seen the crime rate drop over 30% even before the National Guard was deployed into the city. (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxpzkylg3vo).  

We have seen this trend persisting even beyond the capital. According to stastics from the Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department’s crime statistics dashboard, since “Trump has sent the National Guard to California violent crime rate has dropped six percent, property crime rate has decreased by eight point four percent, homicide is down ten point four percent, and burglary rate has dropped nine point four percent” 

(https://lasd.org/transparency/crime-stats-dashboard/). Trump deployed the National Guard and ICE to Los Angeles because of the violent crime going on within the city. 

California Governor Gavin Newsom told CNN the state did not need President Trump’s help; however, riots and burnings continued. President Trump disregarded Newsom’s refusal, deployed troops, and since their deployment, Los Angeles has experienced a safer environment.  

Although President Trump’s decisions continue to prove effective, he is still facing backlash.  

However, despite the backlash, Trump is still threatening to send the National Guard and ICE to Chicago.  

What does immigration have to do with crime? To be clear, the only immigration I’m talking about (that affects crime) is illegal immigration. According to Ice.gov, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested 73,822 illegal immigrants with criminal histories. This group had a combined 290,178 total charges and convictions, including 1,713 charges for homicide.  

 Following Trump’s threat to deploy troops in Chicago, a horrendous shooting occurred in Chicago over Labor Day weekend that left 54 people shot and seven dead, according to the New York Post. To me, this is a perfect example for why Trump needs to send the National Guard to violent cities-- like Chicago.  

Most Americans can agree they want a reduction in the amount of crime going on within a city. This can’t be possible if we do not have people in charge that are taking the right steps to fight this. California was in disarray before Trump deployed the National Guard  

to take over the crime. 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told CBS news, “Los Angeles wouldn’t be standing today if Trump hadn’t taken action then. That city would have burned down if left to the devices of the Mayor and Governor of the state” (cbsnews.com).  

Furthermore, Trump did what was necessary to make a city like Los Angeles safe. He needs to continue to send the National Guard into cities that are dealing with excess crime.

President Trump is doing the right thing to fight crime, and although the crime rate under his actions has gone down, it will never be enough until it hits zero. Despite all the drama and backlash, President Trump’s actions prove that he is the president for all Americans, and he wants our country to be safe.