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       National Guard troops in Los Angeles yesterday.Credit...Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

       Trump sent the National Guard to Los Angeles Following clashes over immigration raids, President Trump ordered at least 2,000 National Guard troops to be deployed on the streets of Los Angeles. About 300 troops arrived in the city yesterday, and hundreds more were on the way.

       Law enforcement officers faced off with hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday; in some cases the officers used rubber bullets, tear gas and flash bang grenades. Protesters took to the streets after immigration agents began raiding workplaces in search of undocumented workers.

       The authorities clashed again yesterday with hundreds in downtown Los Angeles. Follow our live updates.

       Trump made rare use of federal powers to deploy the Guard without the consent of Gov. Gavin Newson of California. The president said that any demonstration that got in the way of immigration officials would be considered “a form of rebellion.” Newsom called Trump’s decision “purposefully inflammatory.”

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       Background: The protests erupted in Paramount, a small city south of Los Angeles with a large Latino population. Here’s a visual timeline of the immigration protests.

       Related: Trump’s immigration crackdown is shaping up as a damper on next year’s World Cup. Some soccer fans fear being targets of U.S. immigration raids.

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