But sending in the National Guard without a governor’s consent is extremely rare. The most recent comparable example comes from 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson federalised the Alabama National Guard to protect civil-rights marchers from segregationists.

The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.

Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.) said Sunday that the deployment of the National Guard to the Los Angeles area is “going to escalate the situation.” “It’s a concern,” Barragán told CNN’s Dana

Democrats in Congress and some military and law enforcement officials expressed concern about the plan, which Defense Department officials have not yet approved.

Col. Matthew Groves will take command of the Arkansas Air National Guard on June 6, succeeding Brig. Gen. William Leahy in a ceremony at LRAFB.