Trump deploys National Guard
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The National Guard has been deployed to Los Angeles in the past in response to civil disorder and natural disasters.
1hon MSN
Local residents in one Los Angeles-area community cleaned up streets and erased graffiti while expressing dismay at the damage caused during violent clashes between protesters and immigration authorities over the weekend.
Following clashes over immigration raids, President Trump ordered at least 2,000 National Guard troops to be deployed on the streets of Los Angeles. About 300 troops arrived in the city yesterday, and hundreds more were on the way.
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.
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