Trump deploys National Guard to Los Angeles in 'unprecedented' move
US President Donald Trump has deployed 2,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles following a weekend of immigration protests.
Saturday saw a second day of clashes between protesters and federal agents with tear gas used to break up crowds.
There has been more than 100 arrests made in the American state over the week following on from ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcements] operations. US President Donald Trump has deployed 2,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles following a weekend of immigration protests. Pic: RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images
Of those arrested, at least 44 were arrested on Friday on suspicion of immigration violations during raids.
Sky News report that the raids saw street vendors and day workers 'rounded up.'
A statement from the White House confirmed that Trump had signed an order to deploy the National Guard in a bid to 'address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester' in the states.
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 8, 2025
Governor of California Gavin Newsom took to X to urge residents to 'never use violence [and] speak out peacefully,' as he hit out at the federal government for making a spectacle.
The Governor later added: 'The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens.
'This is deranged behaviour.'
President Trump hit back at the Democratic governor as well as the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. President Trump hit back at the Democratic governor as well as the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. Pic: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
'If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can't do their jobs, which everyone knows they can't, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!' the President wrote.
US Senator for California Adam Schiff called Trump's actions 'unprecedented' and 'designed to sow chaos.'
Senator Schiff said: 'The Trump Administration's calling on the California National Guard without the authorization of the Governor is unprecedented.
The Trump Administration's calling on the California National Guard without the authorization of the Governor is unprecedented.This action is designed to inflame tensions, sow chaos, and escalate the situation.
If the Guard is needed to restore peace, the Governor will ask for… — Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) June 8, 2025
'This action is designed to inflame tensions, sow chaos, and escalate the situation.'
He added: 'If the Guard is needed to restore peace, the Governor will ask for it. But continuing down this path will erode the trust in the National Guard and set a dangerous precedent for unilateral misuse of the Guard across the country.
'Violence must stop, and we need to keep the focus on protecting fundamental rights.'
On Saturday afternoon, a number of people were detained for 'failing to disperse after multiple warnings were issued,' Los Angeles Police Department confirmed.
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