President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a presidential order deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to disperse anti-immigration protesters in Los Angeles, California.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt in a statement disclosed the development as immigration raids triggered protests in Los Angeles, California.

Ms Leavitt said, “These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States.’’ 

The White House spokesperson added, “In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.”

California governor Gavin Newsom condemned Mr Trump’s directive, saying it was “purposefully inflammatory.”

“This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust,” Mr Newsom said in a post on X on Saturday.

However, Ms Leavitt accused Mr Newsom of doing nothing to stop illegal aliens attacking law enforcement agents

Ms Leavitt noted, “Illegal criminal aliens and violent mobs have been committing arson, throwing rocks at vehicles, and attacking federal law enforcement for days. Gavin Newsom has done nothing to stop this violence. He should be thanking President Trump for bringing law and order to California — a basic value that Newsom and his fellow Democrats have failed to uphold.”