National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles early Sunday after being ordered there by US President Donald Trump, a rare deployment against the state governor's wishes after sometimes violent protests against immigration enforcement raids.

The National Guard is being deployed for potential clashes with protesters after dark, following the landing of a Blackhawk helicopter on a Paramount street and being unloaded of what appeared to be large amounts of weapons and ammunition.

Federal immigration raids in Los Angeles ignited a second day of unrest, leading to clashes between protestors and law enforcement in Paramount. In response, President Trump authorized the deployment of 2,

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It was dismissed on procedural grounds,” Newsom’s office said. “We disagree — as did a federal court in D.C. — and have already appealed.”