NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED IN L.A – Following protests against Immigration raids clash with law enforcement
U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters in New Jersey amid ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles against immigration raids, cautioned demonstrators, saying, “They spit, we hit.” He did not cite any specific incidents.
Trump on Sunday characterised earlier demonstrations in the city as riots.
“If we see danger to our country and our citizens, it will be very, very strong in terms of law and order,” Trump said.
California National Guard troops clashed with protesters in Los Angeles on Sunday hours after arriving in the city on the orders of President Donald Trump to quell demonstrations against immigration raids carried out as part of Trump’s strict policy.
About a dozen National Guard members, along with Department of Homeland Security personnel, forcefully pushed back a group of demonstrators that amassed outside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, video footage showed. The confrontation continued on the street outside the facility.
The protesters had earlier chanted “ICE out of LA” at a group of National Guard members, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which carried out immigration raids in Los Angeles beginning on Friday, sparking demonstrations that continued for a third day on Sunday.
