Tensions between the Trump administration and California intensified this weekend as President Donald Trump decided to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area, a move the state’s Democratic leaders cast as an unnecessary escalation amid protests over the administration’s immigration policies.

The White House announced that Trump would deploy the Guard to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester.” It wasn't clear when the troops would arrive.

National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles by Donald Trump clash with immigration raid protesters - Soldiers sent after local police used tear gas, stun guns, and riot shields to push back immigration