Los Angeles protests live: National Guard to arrive in LA in 24 hours, as governor calls Trump’s move ‘inflammatory’

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Clashes were seen in the Los Angeles area on Friday after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration raids were carried out across the city.

The BBC’s US partner, CBS, reports that operations took place in the city, in the Westlake District and south LA.

As many as 118 arrests were made in LA this week as a result of ICE operations, including 44 on Friday. California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the raids as “cruel”.

The Federal Building in downtown LA later became the focus of demonstrations, after it emerged that detainees were allegedly being held in the building.

Graffiti was sprayed on the building and objects were thrown at police, CBS reports, leading to an unlawful assembly declaration.

On Saturday, the LA County Sheriff’s Department said another protest broke out in the city of Paramount over what appeared to be another immigration raid.

As many as 400 people were involved in the protests, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said. The department then declared an unlawful assembly in an attempt to disperse demonstrators “without any violence”.

Immigration raids have ramped up under President Trump’s administration, which last month asked federal agents to arrest 3,000 people a day.