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In pictures: National Guard set up at LA federal building

 In pictures: National Guard set up at LA federal building


 we've reported, National Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles.

We’re seeing pictures of guardsmen setting up at the Edward R Roybal federal building, which is next to the Metropolitan Detention Centre.

Take a look at the images below to see what's happening.

National Guard officials with policeImage source,Reuters
National Guard members stand by trucksImage source,Reuters
A camouflaged man carries a shield reading California National GuardImage source,Reuters
National Guard trucks line up


Protests have erupted in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the area.

ICE is the federal agency that identifies people in the US illegally and carries out arrests and deportations.

Donald Trump returned to power in January, promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Since then, arrests have increased.

Data from CBS, the BBC's US partner, shows ICE arrests during Trump's second term have now passed 100,000.

A White House press release said: "In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California."


On Saturday, Trump's "border tsar" Tom Homan, who travelled to LA to supervise the ICE operations, said there would be "zero tolerance" for any violence or damage to private property during the protests.




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