PARAMOUNT, Calif. — Tear gas and smoke filled the air on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles on Saturday as confrontations between immigration authorities and demonstrators extended into a second day, and President Trump warned that the federal government may “step in and solve the problem.”

Gov. Gain Newsom said the federal government was “moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers” and warned that it would only escalate tensions. Additional details were not immediately available.

“This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust,” Newsom said. deployment.

Local authorities “are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice,” the governor also said, and “there is currently no unmet need.”

On his Truth Social platform, Trump said

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