California National Guard troops with riot shields pushed protesters into the streets, as tear gas was deployed and less-than-lethal rounds exploded in the roadway. The crowd shut down part of the

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration to rescind the deployment, saying the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," calling the move "purposefully inflammatory" and saying it will "only escalate tensions."

The arrival of National Guard troops deployed by US President Donald Trump over the weekend inflamed residents angered by the sweeping deportation policies of the administration, local officials said.

Trump directed US Northern Command to assume control of the National Guard and dispatch 2,000 soldiers to the area “for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense,” the White ...

National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids