National Guard clashes with protesters
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Guard members arrived to specifically to protect federal buildings, including the downtown detention center where protesters concentrated.
The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities,
The former vice chief of the National Guard has denounced President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles as “bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states’ rights.” Trump made the extraordinary decision to send 2,
Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday night as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major
Trump deployed 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Saturday in a stunning move to tone down the mass protests. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ripped Trump over his decision, saying that Trump blindsided him for sending the troops without his permission.
Demonstrators have "ignited" vehicles in downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. In a statement posted on X, the LAPD said it was "attempting to enter the area to extinguish the fire".
What started as a small protest against immigrant arrests escalated over a few days, after President Trump called in the National Guard.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens as U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks after signing H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act” in the Rose Garden of the Whit