About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday.

Demonstrations in solidarity with Los Angeles protests against immigration raids have spread throughout the country.

McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.

The National Guard has at times detained protesters in its deployment to Los Angeles, an official said Wednesday, as demonstrations against Immigration and Customs enforcement raids spread to other major cities.

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

National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.

President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2,000 National Guardsmen to disperse protests over immigration activity in the Los Angeles area, the White House said in a statement Saturday night.

Protests against immigrations raids continued in Los Angeles on Wednesday, entering their sixth day despite a curfew. Thousands of troops and hundreds of US Marines have been deployed to the city by US President Donald Trump to quell the demonstrations.