NATIONAL GUARD ARRIVES IN L.A. AFTER TRUMP ORDERS DEPLOYMENT TO CONTAIN IMMIGRATION PROTESTS California National Guard troops started arriving in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, hours after President Donald Trump signed an order to deploy 2,000 service members in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles. “Elements of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the California National Guard have begun deploying to the Los Angeles area, with some already on the ground,” U.S. Northern Command wrote on X. Trump’s order, announced by the White House Saturday night, comes amid continued clashes between demonstrators and federal agents executing immigration enforcement actions in L.A., which have led to more than 100 arrests. “In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. Leavitt told NBC News that Trump is federalizing part of California’s National Guard that would otherwise report to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Presidents have the authority to do so under limited circumstances. Newsom slammed Trump’s move, calling it “purposefully inflammatory” and said it “will only escalate tensions.” “LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice,” Newsom wrote on X. “We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need.”