President Donald Trump called for more troops to enter Los Angeles amid rioting that stemmed from protests against immigration raids.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has formally requested that the Trump administration remove the National Guard from L.A.. The soldiers’ insertion into the city was a retaliatory measure made by the President late Saturday night in response to ongoing protests against city-wide raids by U.

California political leaders are facing a perilous and complex political situation as Trump sends the National Guard into Los Angeles.

As a fresh standoff developed Saturday between protesters and armed federal authorities in Paramount, Trump administration officials were vowing to prosecute any demonstrators who broke the law during Friday's violent demonstrations that accompanied immigration raids in Los Angeles.