The protests began Friday following three Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the city. Protesters gathered around the Los Angeles Federal Building and demanded an end to the raids.
As protests escalated on Saturday, President Donald Trump decided to send National Guard members to LA to help support federal officials in the area, a decision that has garnered significant criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
Here are the key players and what they’ve done in the past 72 hours.
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Donald Trump
After protests escalated on Saturday, Trump signed an order to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to LA to aid federal law enforcement with immigration enforcement.
“Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest,” Trump wrote Sunday in
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