Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement grip the city, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.President Donald Trump deployed 2,

Critics warn that the president's decision to mobilize Guard troops over the California governor's objections sets a "troubling precedent."

Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democrat representing parts of East Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, had the following message for members of the National Guard stationed outside an ICE facility that she was unable to enter.

Homeland Security Secretary Noem blamed California Gov. Newsom for the need to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles protests.

Clashes between protesters and government forces have intensified in Los Angeles as at least 2,000 National Guard troops arrived over the weekend to counter demonstrations against President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.

The deployment of National Guard troops to the Los Angeles riots was lauded by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who called the decision "common sense."

A Department of Homeland Security request for 21,000 National Guard troops to support "expansive interior immigration enforcement operations" includes a call for troops to search for unaccompanied children in some cases.