Tonight' host criticized the president for sending National Guard troops and Marines into Los Angeles: "Why would you send troops if there is nothing for them to do?"

In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.

Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that Los Angeles does not need National Guard troops to bolster city police amid protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, despite violent incidents.

President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have

President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.

Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.

The development comes a day after an appeals court temporarily blocked a judge’s order that directed President Trump to return control of the California National Guard.