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Demonstrators clash with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in hours-long stand-off

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Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of 2,000 national guard troops to Los Angeles, after an immigration crackdown erupted into mass protests for a second day and police in riot gear used teargas on demonstrators.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also said that active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton are on “high-alert” and that he will use them against the public if “violence continues.”