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Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
There are currently 4,100 California National Guardsmen and 700 Marines in the greater Los Angeles area after President Donald Trump ordered them to protect federal buildings and federal law enforcement as protests opposed to ICE raids increased over the weekend.
President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to disperse protests over immigration activity in the Los Angeles area, the White House said in a statement Saturday night.
National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.
Demonstrations in solidarity with Los Angeles protests against immigration raids have spread throughout the country.