President Donald Trump says he’s deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass, have described the move as "unnecessary".

President Trump ordered deployment of 2,000 guard members over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Trump wanted to create a "spectacle."

The president is deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles, where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections.

In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,

President Donald Trump orders the National Guard to quell protests against immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.

National Guard troops began arriving in Los Angeles early Sunday on orders from President Trump in response to clashes in recent days between federal immigration authorities and protesters seeking

Federal immigration authorities arrested 44 people Friday across Los Angeles, prompting clashes outside at least one location as law enforcement threw flash bangs to try to disperse a crowd that had gathered to protest the detentions.