President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to disperse protests that began in response to immigration raids, the White House said in a statement Saturday night.

The New York Times reported that troops will arrive within 24 hours, according to Bilal A. Essayli, the interim U.S. attorney for the Central District of California. Advertisement

Immigration authorities and demonstrators have clashed for two days in the Los Angeles area, with unrest beginning Friday after dozens of people were detained by federal immigration agents across different locations. The arrests come amid Trump’s crackdown on immigration, which has involved waves of raids and deportations across the country.

Law enforcement in riot gear deployed tear g

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