Trump Sends the National Guard to Protests against Immigration in Los Angeles

President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles over the objections of state governor Gavin Newsom after a second day of clashes between hundreds of protesters and federal immigration authorities in riot gear.

Confrontations broke out on Saturday near a Home Depot in the heavily Latino city of Paramount, south of Los Angeles, where federal agents were staging at a Department of Homeland Security office nearby.

Agents unleashed tear gas, flash-bang explosives and pepper balls, and protesters hurled rocks and cement at Border Patrol vehicles. Smoke wafted from small piles of burning refuse in the streets. After a series of raids by immigration officials the day before, including at a Home Depot and in LA’s fashion district, tensions were high as the city’s weekly total of arrests of immigrants surpassed 100. During a rally, a well-known union leader was detained on charges of obstructing police officers.

In a post on the social media site X, Democrat Newsom claimed that Trump’s move was “intentionally provocative and will only increase tensions.” He went on to say that the federal government wants a show and that people should refrain from giving it to them by using violence.

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