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About 300 National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles this morning, the first of 2,000 troops mobilized by President Trump.

He acted after two days of protests against raids by the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More protests are expected today. Steve Futterman reports from

downtown Los Angeles. In front of me right now are members of the National Guard. These are some of the

first troops deployed here in Southern California, maybe around two dozen members of the guard here.

They are all armed, they're all in riot gear.

They are standing in front of one of the downtown federal buildings.

Now this is a complex which includes many buildings, including the downtown courthouse, including the Metropolitan Detention Center.

And last night, this is where some of the most violent confrontations took place.

There's graffiti almost on every building, at least the lower sections of these buildings,

criticizing attacking President Trump, attacking ICE.

Right now, the situation is calm. We will see if that

lasts throughout the day. Steve Futterman reporting. The huge tax cut and spending bill now before

Congress includes several measures on immigration enforcement. It would raise fees or impose new

ones for various immigration-related services. it also includes $46.5 billion

for the construction of a border wall. The bill cleared the House along party lines and is now before

the Senate, which is expected to make changes before sending it back to House. Democratic Congresswoman

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