National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles at Trump's orders amid immigration protests
National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles on Sunday amid a mounting face-off between city residents, its Democratic mayor and California Governor Gavin Newsom with US President Donald Trump over protests against immigration raids.
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The responsible regional command of the US military wrote on social media that some troops are 'already on the ground'.
It did not specify how many soldiers were involved. Photos attached to the social media post showed two soldiers in combat gear with automatic weapons and a military vehicle, as well as another group of around 30 soldiers.
Protests began in the city on Friday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers executed search warrants across the city as Trump pushes forward with his goal of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants using military force.
On Saturday, Trump signed a memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen 'to address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester', the White House said.
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Adam Schiff, one of California's two Democratic senators, called the move 'unprecedented', saying Trump could use the volatile situation to declare martial law.
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