Protesters clashed with law enforcement over the weekend in Los Angeles as Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers carried out raids in predominantly Latino neighborhoods. Tensions further flared after President Donald Trump deployed 2,

Some vehicles were set ablaze, protesters blocked the 101 Freeway, and a group of them converged on an overpass and threw objects down at police, video footage showed.  Police in riot gear were joined by hundreds of California National Guard troops ordered into action by President Donald Trump.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the need to deploy the National Guard to assist in putting down violent clashes between police and immigration protesters in Los Angeles.

The National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles County as anti-ICE protests escalated over the weekend. The unrest is centered in the city of Paramount, California, where rioters clashed with federal authorities,

California Governor Gavin Newsom responded with a three-word taunt to Trump's border 'czar' Tom Homan, who threatened to arrest him

The protest is getting national attention, including responses from President Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom. Mullin fires back at Newsom over National Guard in Los Angeles: ‘Words are cheap’ How to hard boil eggs without using water ...

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

LA Mayor Karen Bass and other city leaders as well as Governor Newsom expressed their outage, calling the raids cruel and chaotic.