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National Guard troops clashed with protesters in Los Angeles Sunday, firing tear gas at a growing crowd downtown as protests against federal immigration sweeps continued for a third day.

Roughly 300 troops were sent to Los Angeles Sunday by President Donald Trump after confrontations between federal immigration officers and protesters who tried to stop them from carrying out deportations.

Speaking to reporters Sunday, Trump did not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act, an 1807 law that allows presidents to call on reserve or active-duty military units to respond to unrest in the states.

"We’re not going to let them get away with it," Trump said Sunday. "We’re going to have troops everywhere, we’re not going to let this happen to our country. We’re not going to let our c

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