President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to disperse protests that began in response to immigration raids, the White House said last night.

California Democrats pushed back after President Trump deployed the National Guard to respond to anti-immigration raid protests in the Los Angeles area, with Gov. Gavin Newsom arguing that Trump is trying to "manufacture a crisis.

The president is deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles, where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections.