LOS ANGELES — California National Guard troops wielded M4 rifles, pistols, riot sticks and shields as they stared down demonstrators here Wednesday, under orders to protect federal personnel and buildings as protests continued in Southern California against immigration enforcement operations.

Armed National Guard troops are accompanying immigration agents as they carry out mass deportation raids on the streets of Los Angeles.

Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature passed a package of bills this week that were designed to aid in federal crackdowns on migrants suspected of entering the country illegally

The president claimed, without giving evidence, that the protesters were “paid” agitators, that the Los Angeles police asked for the National Guard, and that swaths of the city were under gang control.

President Donald Trump campaigned on cracking down on illegal immigration ... President Donald Trump's deployment of Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles and *** response to anti ...