Protesters gathered in L.A.’s downtown, as well as in the nearby cities of Compton and Paramount over the weekend, in response to a series of deportation raids in areas of the city with large immigrant populations.

Trump signed a memo to federalize 2,000 National Guardsmen, arguing the deployment is necessary to combat the “lawlessness” in Los Angeles.

Insurrection Act permits the President to deploy military personnel to quell domestic unrest. It was last invoked in 1992 during riots in Los Angeles, but only following a formal