Peninsula leaders warn of militarization of immigration enforcement

PALO ALTO — In quick condemnation of President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, gathered local leaders and immigrants’ rights activists outside Palo Alto City Hall on Sunday to denounce what he described as a “reckless misuse” of the military.

Tensions between California officials and the Trump administration are reaching a boiling point because of the federal government’s recent immigration enforcement actions. Border czar Tom...