President Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles after two days of clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators following several raids across the city, and the Secretary of Defense has put Camp Pendleton Marines on high alert to be deployed if needed.

Governor Newsom has been vocal Saturday, taking to X to push back against President Trump’s orders to deploy the state National Guard, saying, in part, “This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.”

Federal agents conducting immigration raid in Los Angeles County; protest quickly erupts

While protestors and federal immigration authorities in riot gear continued to clash Saturday and tear gas and smoke filled the air on and off, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, posted on X Saturday night he was mobilizing the National Guard immediately to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles, and placed active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton on high alert to be mobilized “if violence continues.” More here

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