LOS ANGELES—Riots in protest of federal immigration operations, prompting President Donald Trump to deploy troops into Los Angeles, have precipitated a showdown between state and federal power.
Over the weekend, violence erupted as protestors broke off pieces of cinder blocks and cement structures to throw at law enforcement vehicles. They also tossed scooters and debris from freeway overpasses onto police cruisers, set vehicles ablaze, set off fireworks aimed at officers, and blocked roads.
Some masked protesters waved Mexican flags.
More than 2,000 California National Guard troops and 700 Marines are now in the Greater Los Angeles area. Trump on June 9 authorized an additional 2,000 National Guardsmen to be deployed and has said that they will stay “until there’s no danger.”…