National Guard troops arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday after being ordered into the city by President Trump in response to a weekend of violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters triggered by immigration enforcement operations in the area on Friday.

President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday in response to violent protests against his immigration policies and their enforcement. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Trump is escalating the situation by "putting fuel on this fire.

Demonstrations broke out in southern California after federal agents carried out raids across Los Angeles, arresting more than a hundred suspected illegal immigrants.