Updated June 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM CDT

Members of the California National Guard arrived in the Los Angeles area Sunday morning, after President Trump activated the troops to curb protests against federal immigration raids that occured in and around the city in recent days.

Some of the demonstrations, which came in response to a spate of immigration sweeps in Los Angeles late last week, escalated into clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officers.

In response, the White House said Trump would deploy 2,000 National Guard members to California. In a post on social media, Trump attacked what he called "Radical Left protests" by "instigators and often paid troublemakers."

Diana Crofts-Pelayo, deputy director of communications for Gov. Gavin Newsom, told NPR by email Sund

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