The move has been criticized by the state’s democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, who called it “purposefully inflammatory” and said it would only escalate tensions.
“Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest,” the president said in a post on Truth Social.
Clashes erupted on Saturday near a Home Depot in Paramount, a predominantly Latino city south of Los Angeles, where federal agents were staging operations at a nearby Department of Homeland Security office.
Demonstrators are seen using blockades and facing tear gas, flashbang grenades, and pepper ball shots, while rising tensions have resulted in damaged property (Photo: Taurat Hossain/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The unrest followed a series of immigration sweeps the day before, including operations in LA’s fashion district and at another Home Depot location.
Several hundred protesters gathered in Paramount near a doughnut shop, where authorities used barbed wire barricades to hold back the crowd.
Earlier in Paramount, immigration agents encountered protesters near the entrance of a business park behind a Home Depot.
Democratic governor objects the move
The president ordered the deployment of the National Guard to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester,” despite objections from the state’s Democratic governor.
Protesters clash with law enforcement officers in Paramount and downtown Los Angeles, California, following recent raids by immigration authorities (Photo: Taurat Hossain/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle,” Newsome said in a post on X on Saturday.
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Paramount Mayor Peggy Lemons told several news outlets that local residents turned out in response to immigration enforcement activity because of widespread fear within the community.
Protesters shouted at officers while filming the scene on their phones. A woman with a megaphone declared, “ICE out of Paramount. We see you for what you are. You’re not welcome here.”
It is the first time a president has used such power since the 1992 LA riots, sparked by the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King.
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