US national guard troops arrive in LA after protests over immigration raids

<p>Order to deploy troops came from Trump on Saturday night in stunning escalation in crackdown on immigrants</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jun/08/trump-national-guard-la-protests-immigration-ice-us-politics-live-news">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>US national guard troops began to deploy in downtown <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a> after an immigration crackdown saw police use teargas on protesters in a move that has sent shockwaves though American politics.</p><p>Local television station <a href="https://abc7.com/live-updates/tensions-flare-downtown-la-anti-ice-protesters-clash-agents-live-updates/16692645/entry/16695462/?linkId=828840736">ABC7 reported </a>that national guard troops had started to arrive in downtown Los Angeles. It <a href="https://abc7.com/live-updates/tensions-flare-downtown-la-anti-ice-protesters-clash-agents-live-updates/16692645/entry/16695462/?linkId=828840736">broadcast video</a> of military trucks and troops with the helmeted soldiers wearing green camouflage uniforms, carrying assault rifles and handing out riot shields.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/los-angeles-protests-immigration-ice">Continue reading...</a>