President Trump ordered that at least 2,000 National Guard troops would be deployed to L.A. "for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense."

President Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to shut down mass protests of federal immigration raids in the area, a move that California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned, saying it "will only escalate tensions.

California National Guard arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday, deployed by President Donald Trump after two days of protests by hundreds of demonstrators against immigration raids carried out as part of Trump's hardline policy.