President Trump ordered that at least 2,000 National Guard troops would be deployed to L.A. „for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense.“
Protests broke out on Saturday across Los Angeles following dozens of arrests the day prior in citywide Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
In response, President Trump signed a memo Saturday ordering the deployment of at least 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles County due to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators.
Here’s what to know about the unrest occurring in L.A.How did the Los Angeles protests start?
ICE officers executed search warrants at multiple locations Friday, including outside a clothing warehouse in the Fashion District. The action came after a judge found probable cause that the employer was using fictitious documents for some of its workers, according to representatives for Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A tense scene unfolded outside as a crowd tried to block agents from driving away.
Protests also centered Friday around a federal building in downtown L.A. after word spread among demonstrators that detainees were allegedly being held in the basement of that building.
Advocates for immigrants‘ rights said there were also migration detentions outside Home Depot and Dale’s Donuts stores.
On Saturday, protests erupted in the L.A. County city of Paramount after it appeared that federal law enforcement officers were conducting another immigration operation there.
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said non-lethal munitions were fired by federal agents prior to deputies‘ arriving at the scene.
CBS News Los Angeles footage showed some protesters attempting to get in the way of a U.S. Marshals Service bus, while others threw rocks and other objects at law enforcement vehicles. The protests also spread to the nearby city of Compton.
