U.S. National Guard faces off with protesters in L.A. after arriving on Trumps orders – National [Video]

Members of the U.S. National Guard faced off with protesters in Los Angeles on Sunday, and tear gas was fired at a growing crowd that gathered outside a federal complex hours after the federal troops arrived in the city on President Donald Trump’s orders.

The confrontation broke out in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, as a group of demonstrators shouted insults at members of the guard lined shoulder to shoulder behind plastic riot shields.

There did not appear to be any arrests. Other law enforcement officials are also on scene, and it was not immediately clear who fired the tear gas.

Around 300 National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles early Sunday following clashes in recent days between protesters and federal immigration agents.

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