Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says President Trump is pleased that protests are turning violent in Los Angeles "Obviously, this is a moment where we have to be on the streets all over the country to protest what’s happening to our immigrant community,

Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm and fired a nonlethal round at close range.

Trump deployed 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Saturday in a stunning move to tone down the mass protests. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ripped Trump over his decision, saying that Trump blindsided him for sending the troops without his permission.

Dozens of arrests have been made after three days of protests, with the National Guard now patrolling the city.

President Trump has long mused about using troops to crush violent protests or riots in blue-state cities. He is now moving to do so in Los Angeles.

Large-scale protests Saturday across Los Angeles in response to dozens of arrests Friday in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation prompted a threat from President Trump for a federal response to those protests.

Protests have flared up again in Los Angeles, as demonstrators against immigration raids face off with law enforcement for a third day. Watch live coverage at the top of this page National Guard units deployed to Los Angeles by President Donald Trump use tear gas to force back protesters Law enforcement move in to clear demonstrators as they block the major 101 freeway in the city Trump defends his move to send in the National Guard,