The Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly Saturday evening and cleared protesters of the federal immigration raids from the scene of a demonstration in downtown Los Angeles, while the White House ordered the deployment of the California National Guard.

Police marched side by side, then created a line as they clashed with protesters Saturday night, after they remained despite being told they had five minutes to leave the area of Alameda Street between Aliso and Temple streets, ABC7 video showed.

KNX reported around 10 p.m., that the situation was “tense.”

Meanwhile, the National Guard was being deployed for additional potential encounters with protesters.

Earlier, a Blackhawk helicopter landed on a Paramount street and was unloaded of what appeared to be large amou

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