Latest news and live updates as over 200 arrested in L.A. and National Guard to be deployed in Texas as rallies continue nationwide

Military troops are protecting federal immigration enforcement agents as they conduct sweeps for illegal immigrants in California. On Tuesday, the Trump administration detailed the role National Guardsmen are playing to provide cover for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as they target illegal immigrants in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES >> U.S. troops deployed in Los Angeles are authorized to detain people until police can arrest them, their commanding officer said today, as hundreds of Marines prepared to move into the city as it entered a sixth day of protests.

Soldiers mobilized by President Trump protected ICE agents on their raids in Los Angeles. The state of California said the deployment was illegal.

President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying National Guard troops across his state ahead of expected protests against immigration raids, seeking to prevent the violence that has swept Los Angeles in recent days.

The conflict between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump over ICE raids in Los Angeles and the federalization of the National Guard has escalated today as the LAPD put the City of Angels on tactical alert over anti-deportation protests and resistance.

Violent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles prompt federal response after protesters attack Border Patrol agents with rocks, leading FBI and DHS officials to promise full prosecution.