LOS ANGELES — Violent protests continued for a third day in Los Angeles after President Trump sent National Guard troops to support immigration raids targeting alleged illegal migrants and gang members. Demonstrators set cars ablaze and clashed with police, while authorities blocked access to federal sites guarded by heavily armed troops.

California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the move as an overreach, demanding troop withdrawal, while Trump defended the deployment as necessary to restore law and order. Critics called the show of force an intimidation tactic against peaceful protesters, sparking sharp political divisions over immigration enforcement and civil rights in the city.