California governor calls Trump’s National Guard deployment to Los Angeles unlawful, the ‘acts of a dictator’.

They city sees a second day of clashes over raids by federal agents on undocumented migrants.

Tear gas and smoke have filled the air on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles as confrontations between immigration authorities and demonstrators extended into a second day.

California Governor Newsom called the decision ‘purposefully inflammatory’ as ICE agents clashed with crowds following immigration raids in the city.

President Trump bypassed the authority of Gov. Gavin Newsom by sending 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protesters.

PARAMOUNT, California: President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor’s objections to Los Angeles over where protests Saturday led to…

President Donald Trump says he's deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests.

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.

The US president orders the deployment of part-time soldiers in LA without it being requested by California governor.

Trump went against Gov. Gavin Newsom to federalize 2,000 California National Guard troops to quell the protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles.

To quell protests in LA, Trump is relying on a directive under a rarely used federal law that gives him powers in times of rebellion.

LOS ANGELES: National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles early Sunday on orders from President Donald Trump in response to clashes in recent days between federal…

The move sparks sharp rebuke from California’s Democratic leadership after wave of US immigration raids.

California Senator Adam Schiff called the move ‘unprecedented’ and said Trump could use the volatile situation to declare martial law.

State and local officials warned that the National Guard’s presence could escalate protests, while Republican lawmakers blamed state leadership for the clashes.

"We’re gonna have troops everywhere. We’re not going to let this happen to our country."

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

The governor is in a showdown with the president over the policing of protests in LA and Paramount – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 June at a glance

The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results

Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit against Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters…

Thousands took to the street in Los Angeles in response to Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard against Gov. Gavin Newsom's wishes.