The skirmishes with immigration agents of the past few days are dwarfed by the widespread rioting, vandalism and violence that engulfed whole neighborhoods in 1992.

Local residents in one Los Angeles-area community cleaned up streets and erased graffiti while expressing dismay at the damage caused during violent clashes between protesters and immigration authorities over the weekend.

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.

The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday that President Trump called for the National Guard to enforce "law and order" in Los Angeles amid protests over ICE raids.

The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.

Army officials indicated that the Trump administration is preparing to provide 20,000 National Guard troops to help crack down on illegal immigration, though the Pentagon said it is still reviewing the decision.