What is the National Guard and why has President Trump deployed them in LA? | ITV News

When protests broke out in response to immigration raids, Donald Trump sent 2,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles.

But what caused the situation to escalate in LA, why is Trump’s response so unprecedented – and how did we get here? ITV News explains.

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