California Governor Gavin Newson announced on September 9: "I have just been informed that President Trump will deploy 2,000 more guards to Los Angeles." The force will be added to the 2,000 soldiers initially ordered to the city over the weekend.
However, Governor Gavin said that the first 2,000 guards were not provided with food or water and that only about 300 were deployed in the city. The remaining people are not being tasked and are on standby inside federal buildings.
The Trump administration deployed 2,000 guards to Los Angeles over the weekend amid protests in the city against raids by the US Immigration Department and Customs.
On June 9, the government continued to order the US military to deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and assets, thereby increasing the military's presence in the city.
The Trump administration's deployment of the California National Guard has prompted the California Attorney General to file a lawsuit, accusing the act of violating authority.
