The National Guard was deployed to Los Angeles County as anti-ICE protests continued to escalate Saturday afternoon and into the evening. The unrest is centered in the city of Paramount, California, where protesters clashed with federal authorities,

The California National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based in San Diego, said 300 personnel were deployed to protect federal property and personnel.

National Guard soldiers fired off pepper spray and flash bangs to disperse a crowd of protesters after being struck by launched fireworks on Sunday afternoon outside the Metropolitan Detention Center