Trump deployed National Guard troops in Los Angeles in response to violent demonstrations against immigration enforcement.

In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles following a spate of riots was found to be illegal earlier this week, but the president doesn't appear remorseful over the decision