Protests erupted in L.A. after federal immigration raids, prompting Trump to deploy National Guard troops and sparking clashes with police.

California National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday in a show of force following scattered clashes between immigration agents and protesters and amid a widening political divide between California and the Trump administration.

Angelenos are demanding the release of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), planning to gather in downtown Los Angeles for another day of protests following immigration raids throughout the region — but this time, against the backdrop of a federal National Guard deployment.

In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,

President Donald Trump ordered thousands of troops after large protests in LA targeted the administration's crackdown on immigration enforcement

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would deploy additional National Guard troops to California if necessary, just hours after expressing support for the arrest of Governor Gavin Newsom. The escalating conflict between Trump and the Democratic governor centers on immigration protests that shook Los Angeles over the weekend.