The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) says Trump's order to send the National Guard to LA is "unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power". Hina Shamsi, director of the National Security Project at the civil rights group, says Trump's move puts Los Angeles residents "in danger".

President Donald Trump signed a memo late Saturday night federalizing 2,000 California National Guard troops to address what a White House official called the “lawlessness that has been allowed to fester” in Los Angeles.