Pakistan, June 8 -- The Trump administration announced it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles amid growing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids that have sparked clashes between federal agents and demonstrators.

The announcement came as hundreds of protesters confronted federal security personnel in the Paramount area of southeast Los Angeles on Saturday, waving Mexican flags and chanting slogans like "ICE out of LA!" A second, smaller protest occurred in downtown Los Angeles later that evening.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that the Pentagon was prepared to mobilize active-duty troops, including Marines stationed at nearby Camp Pendleton, "if violence continues." The White House j...