LOS ANGELES — About 300 National Guard troops were deployed in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8, on orders from President Donald Trump following clashes between f ederal immigration authorities and protesters seeking to block them from carrying out deportations.

Some of the troops were stationed outside Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, one of several sites that have seen confrontations involving hundreds of demonstrators and federal law enforcement in the last two days.

As the guards stood around a federal complex, dressed in tactical gear and carrying long guns, the surrounding streets were largely quiet, with just a handful of protesters gathered on a sidewalk.

The move came over the objections of Newsom, who accused Trump of a “complete overreaction.” It marked t

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