Los Angeles faced its third straight day of tense protests over federal immigration raids Sunday, which devolved into vandalism and violence, with armed National Guard troops now part of the equation.

National Guard troops arrived in downtown Los Angeles at 4 a.m. Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment, over the strenuous objection of local Democrats, led by Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom. By early afternoon they were facing off with angry protesters as they tried to protect the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and the Metropolitan Detention Center on Alameda Street downtown.

Multiple news outlets reported 27 arrests on the day, but the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section would not confirm the number while demonstrations were still activ

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