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Summary
- National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles following protests over raids on undocumented migrants - here's why Trump's decision to mobilise them is unusual
- The speed with which Trump reacted, even while sitting ringside at a UFC match in New Jersey, suggests this is a fight his administration is prepared for, writes Anthony Zurcher
- Trump says the National Guard would "temporarily protect ICE" in LA, but California Governor Gavin Newsom calls the move "purposefully inflammatory"
- Many in LA unaware of the unrest or Trump's rare use of presidential authority to deploy troops, the BBC's Christal Hayes reports from Los Angeles
- US politicians have clashed on whether the US president is "sowing chaos" or "de-escalating tensions" - we've taken a look at what's been said this morning
National Guard seen assembling outside federal building in LA
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"There are going to be several protests today in the city of Los Angeles. The city and police are monitoring those," the official says.
The official also says the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has made 29 arrests, almost all for failing to disperse, which is a misdemeanour offence.
They add that city officials "are supportive of immigrant rights" and called the situation a "no win" for the police.
If federal officials ask for help with public safety, LAPD will respond, the official says.
But they add: "They will not respond or engage in any immigration policy enforcement issue."
The county has nearly 10 million residents and covers 4,000 sq miles.
Many of my friends around town were going about their normal Saturday nights unaware of the unrest or Trump's rare move of using presidential authority to go around the governor to deploy troops here.
The areas where the protests happened both Friday and Saturday were isolated to a part of downtown LA and to Paramount, a small city in south Los Angeles County where raids were happening.
I live close to that area and could hear the echo of "booms" as protests raged.
The National Guard last came for unrest in 2020 - amid protests after George Floyd's death - but it was not a deployment made under presidential authority.
Our mayor made the request to our governor for troops to help quell the unrest. Troops more recently came here for a natural disaster after the LA fires raged earlier this year.
The protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement efforts in California on Saturday night gave him an opening to follow through on that promise.
Never mind that the Los Angeles Police Department said that the protests were largely peaceful or that the ones that were more disruptive involved just a few hundred individuals at most.
Over Governor Gavin Newsom’s objection, Trump federalised the 2,000 California National Guard soldiers, and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that US Marines were on “high alert” to also deploy – which would mark a rare use of active duty US military on American soil.
By Sunday morning, Trump was declaring victory and thanking the National Guard for restoring peace, even though the guard had yet to assemble.
The speed with which Trump reacted, even while he was sitting ringside at a UFC match in New Jersey, suggests that this is a fight his administration is prepared for – and even eager to have.
The White House believes that law and order and aggressive immigration enforcement are winning issues for him. His actions will thrill his core base of supporters and could sway political independents concerned about public safety.
Bernie Sanders condemns Donald Trump's decision to call in the National Guard to LA
On US breakfast shows this morning, politicians have been reacting to clashes in LA between protesters and immigration officials.
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders tells CNN that Trump is "moving this country rapidly into authoritarianism" after involving the National Guard without the consent of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Sanders says the decision shows Trump "thinks he has the right to do anything he wants".
Democrat Senator Corey Booker agrees, telling NBC that Trump's decision breaks "generations of tradition" and is "only going to incite the situation".
He also warns that Trump is "sowing chaos and confusion" by arresting people "who are trying to abide by the law" at immigration hearings.
But, Republican Senator James Lankford suggests to NBC that Trump is only seeking to "de-escalate all the tensions".
He says that it is clear that LA's police forces are "being overwhelmed". "We want to make sure those protests actually don't spiral out of control," he explains.
Under Title 10 of the US Code - the collection of the general and permanent federal laws - presidents can federalise the National Guard - meaning to order the state-based troops to active duty - when there is "a rebellion or danger of a rebellion" against government authority. Trump has used this power to send 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles.
In a statement from the White House, Trump said National Guard members would "temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal actions".
The statement also says they will be deployed for 60 days, with the final decision resting with the US secretary of defence.
Take a look at the images below to see what's happening.
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Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson used the National Guard to help enforce civil rights and keep public order.
The Guard was also federalised during the 1967 Detroit riot, in riots after the killing of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968, and during the New York postal strike in 1970.
According to CNN, the last time a president federalised the National Guard was during the 1992 LA riots, external, after four white police officers were acquitted over the videotaped beating of a black motorist.
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06:34
As the US wakes up to news of clashes between protesters and immigration enforcement, here's a quick recap of what happened overnight on the west coast.One person has been arrested and several others detained after last night’s protests, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tells the BBC
Two police deputies were treated for injuries in hospital but have now been released, according to the sheriff’s department
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard - an official said earlier today they would arrive within 24 hours
California Governor Gavin Newsom warned the move will only “escalate tensions”
The unrest in the city of Paramount, Los Angeles, which started on Friday, comes after immigration raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, who have been using tear gas and what they call "less lethal munitions"
ICE has been arresting and deporting undocumented migrants as part of Trump’s immigration policy
We'll have further updates from the scene as soon as our reporters arrive. Stay with us.
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Edited by Matt Spivey and Tinshui Yeung
National Guard troops have been deployed in Los Angeles by Donald Trump
A senior Los Angeles city official has told CBS, the BBC's US partner, that the National Guard is deployed at the federal buildings in downtown LA and Westwood."There are going to be several protests today in the city of Los Angeles. The city and police are monitoring those," the official says.
The official also says the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has made 29 arrests, almost all for failing to disperse, which is a misdemeanour offence.
They add that city officials "are supportive of immigrant rights" and called the situation a "no win" for the police.
If federal officials ask for help with public safety, LAPD will respond, the official says.
But they add: "They will not respond or engage in any immigration policy enforcement issue."
I could hear the echo of booms as protests raged, though many in LA unaware of unrest
09:02 Many waking up in the Los Angeles area are startled by the news of the National Guard arriving here.There have been protests on multiple days this week, all in areas where immigration raids were happening. But the LA area is huge and these protests were fairly isolated in small pockets of the city.
The county has nearly 10 million residents and covers 4,000 sq miles.
Many of my friends around town were going about their normal Saturday nights unaware of the unrest or Trump's rare move of using presidential authority to go around the governor to deploy troops here.
The areas where the protests happened both Friday and Saturday were isolated to a part of downtown LA and to Paramount, a small city in south Los Angeles County where raids were happening.
Paramount is a heavily Latino area where 82% of residents are Hispanic, external.
The National Guard last came for unrest in 2020 - amid protests after George Floyd's death - but it was not a deployment made under presidential authority.
Our mayor made the request to our governor for troops to help quell the unrest. Troops more recently came here for a natural disaster after the LA fires raged earlier this year.
White House views aggressive immigration enforcement as winning issue
On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump promised that he was not going to tolerate left-wing lawlessness on American streets and would use the full force of his presidential powers in response.
The protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforcement efforts in California on Saturday night gave him an opening to follow through on that promise.
Never mind that the Los Angeles Police Department said that the protests were largely peaceful or that the ones that were more disruptive involved just a few hundred individuals at most.
Over Governor Gavin Newsom’s objection, Trump federalised the 2,000 California National Guard soldiers, and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that US Marines were on “high alert” to also deploy – which would mark a rare use of active duty US military on American soil.
By Sunday morning, Trump was declaring victory and thanking the National Guard for restoring peace, even though the guard had yet to assemble.
The speed with which Trump reacted, even while he was sitting ringside at a UFC match in New Jersey, suggests that this is a fight his administration is prepared for – and even eager to have.
The White House believes that law and order and aggressive immigration enforcement are winning issues for him. His actions will thrill his core base of supporters and could sway political independents concerned about public safety.
In the US, opinions clash: Is Trump sowing chaos or de-escalating tensions?
Bernie Sanders condemns Donald Trump's decision to call in the National Guard to LA
On US breakfast shows this morning, politicians have been reacting to clashes in LA between protesters and immigration officials.
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders tells CNN that Trump is "moving this country rapidly into authoritarianism" after involving the National Guard without the consent of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Sanders says the decision shows Trump "thinks he has the right to do anything he wants".
Democrat Senator Corey Booker agrees, telling NBC that Trump's decision breaks "generations of tradition" and is "only going to incite the situation".
He also warns that Trump is "sowing chaos and confusion" by arresting people "who are trying to abide by the law" at immigration hearings.
But, Republican Senator James Lankford suggests to NBC that Trump is only seeking to "de-escalate all the tensions".
He says that it is clear that LA's police forces are "being overwhelmed". "We want to make sure those protests actually don't spiral out of control," he explains.
Why has Trump sent in National Guard?
US President Donald Trump has said earlier that protests that stop immigration laws being enforced "constitute a form of rebellion" against the US government.Under Title 10 of the US Code - the collection of the general and permanent federal laws - presidents can federalise the National Guard - meaning to order the state-based troops to active duty - when there is "a rebellion or danger of a rebellion" against government authority. Trump has used this power to send 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles.
In a statement from the White House, Trump said National Guard members would "temporarily protect ICE and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal actions".
The statement also says they will be deployed for 60 days, with the final decision resting with the US secretary of defence.
In pictures: National Guard set up at LA federal building
07:38 As we've reported, National Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles. We’re seeing pictures of guardsmen setting up at the Edward R Roybal federal building, which is next to the Metropolitan Detention Centre.
Take a look at the images below to see what's happening.
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Amy Walker \ Live reporterImage source,ReutersTrump’s decision to federalise the National Guard, which is normally under state control, is unusual.
The military force’s website says it was brought under federal control using Title 10 of the US Code – the same law Trump used – during the Civil Rights era.Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson used the National Guard to help enforce civil rights and keep public order.
The Guard was also federalised during the 1967 Detroit riot, in riots after the killing of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968, and during the New York postal strike in 1970.
According to CNN, the last time a president federalised the National Guard was during the 1992 LA riots, external, after four white police officers were acquitted over the videotaped beating of a black motorist.
National Guard arrives in LA
06:50 Regan Morris, Reporting from Los AngelesImage source,Reuters- We can confirm that California National Guard troops have now arrived in Los Angeles.
- The first group got here a few hours ago from San Bernardino county.
- They’re currently gathering outside the downtown LA detention centre, where illegal immigrants are taken after being detained.
People detained, police deputies injured – what's been happening?
06:34As the US wakes up to news of clashes between protesters and immigration enforcement, here's a quick recap of what happened overnight on the west coast.One person has been arrested and several others detained after last night’s protests, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department tells the BBC
Two police deputies were treated for injuries in hospital but have now been released, according to the sheriff’s department
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard - an official said earlier today they would arrive within 24 hours
California Governor Gavin Newsom warned the move will only “escalate tensions”
The unrest in the city of Paramount, Los Angeles, which started on Friday, comes after immigration raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, who have been using tear gas and what they call "less lethal munitions"
ICE has been arresting and deporting undocumented migrants as part of Trump’s immigration policy
We'll have further updates from the scene as soon as our reporters arrive. Stay with us.
What is ICE?
06:21 Protests have erupted in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the area.ICE is the federal agency that identifies people in the US illegally and carries out arrests and deportations.
Donald Trump returned to power in January, promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Since then, arrests have increased.
Data from CBS, the BBC's US partner, shows ICE arrests during Trump's second term have now passed 100,000.
A White House press release said: "In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California."
On Saturday, Trump's "border tsar" Tom Homan, who travelled to LA to supervise the ICE operations, said there would be "zero tolerance" for any violence or damage to private property during the protests.
Donald Trump returned to power in January, promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Since then, arrests have increased.
Data from CBS, the BBC's US partner, shows ICE arrests during Trump's second term have now passed 100,000.
A White House press release said: "In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California."
On Saturday, Trump's "border tsar" Tom Homan, who travelled to LA to supervise the ICE operations, said there would be "zero tolerance" for any violence or damage to private property during the protests.
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