The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities,

Trump ordered deployment of 2,000 guard members over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Trump wanted to create a "spectacle." U.S. Northern Command said approximately 300 soldiers were already on the ground at three locations in the greater Los Angeles area to provide "safety and protection of federal property and personnel.