The National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles County as anti-ICE protests continued to escalate Saturday afternoon and into the evening. The unrest is centered in the city of Paramount, California, where protesters clashed with federal authorities,

President Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to shut down mass protests of federal immigration raids in the area, a move that California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned, saying it "will only escalate tensions.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the move "purposefully inflammatory" and one that "will only escalate tensions."