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President Donald Trump slammed protesters in Los Angeles challenging the administration’s roundup of immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Violence erupted Friday afternoon when police arrested dozens of protesters outside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles,
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."
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “deranged” over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell riots in Los Angeles. Protests broke out in the city on Friday in response to a wave of U.
Border czar Tom Homan suggested ICE agents could kill protesters if demonstrations continue in California. NBC News' Jacob Soboroff spoke to Homan on Sunday about mostly peaceful demonstrations taking place near Los Angeles.