See a Visual Timeline of the L.A. Immigration Protests and Federal Response

President Trump has called on the National Guard to deploy to Los Angeles in an extraordinary show of force after two days of isolated clashes between federal law enforcement agents and people protesting immigration raids in the area. Here is a timeline of the preceding events.

Friday, June 6

Around 3 p.m. Pacific, a crowd of dozens gathered in the Fashion District near downtown Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appeared at an apparel manufacturer there.

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Dozens of federal agents arrived in riot gear to disperse the crowd and clear a path for two white passenger vans leaving the area. The operation was one of three immigration raids on Friday in Los Angeles.

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Later in the afternoon, hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Los Angeles Federal Building, calling for an end to immigration raids in the city.

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Officers from the Department of Homeland Security fired pepper balls at the protesters before the Los Angeles Police Department dispersed the crowd. More than 100 people were arrested on Friday, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.

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Saturday, June 7

On Saturday morning, separate clashes broke out between protesters and law enforcement officers in Paramount, a small city about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, amid rumors that immigration agents planned to raid a Home Depot in the area.

Protesters kicked and threw objects at law enforcement vehicles, while officers deployed tear gas.

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Later that day, tensions escalated. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ordered protesters to disperse and warned they would face arrest or use of force if they did not. Officers shot tear gas canisters into the crowd as protesters retreated.

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President Trump signed a memo around 6 p.m. Pacific ordering 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles to protect federal officers conducting immigration operations, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

As night fell, protesters and the Sheriff’s Department continued to clash in Compton — across the Los Angeles River from the Home Depot in Paramount. Officers shot flash-bang grenades and rubber bullets at the protesters, who threw rocks, glass bottles and fireworks at the officers.

Mimi Dwyer for The New York Times

In the evening, the Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly for a block in downtown Los Angeles that included the Metropolitan Detention Center, a site of protests over the past two days. Officials ordered protesters to disperse.

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Sunday, June 8

Roughly 20 National Guard troops arrived outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on Sunday morning, while the rest of downtown Los Angeles was largely quiet. Roads near the center and other federal buildings were closed.