The National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles County as anti-ICE protests continued to escalate Saturday afternoon and into the evening. The unrest is centered in the city of Paramount, California, where protesters clashed with federal authorities,

Trump signed a memo to federalize 2,000 National Guardsmen, arguing the deployment is necessary to combat the “lawlessness” in Los Angeles.

Trump ordered the deployment after immigration authorities driving in L.A. were hit with rocks, stones, and concrete, causing damage to government vehicles.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the move "purposefully inflammatory" and one that "will only escalate tensions."

National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles, on the orders of President Donald Trump. They intend to quell protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration deportation raids.

President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles overnight in response to clashes between demonstrators and authorities over immigration enforcement.