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The National Guard gather near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles
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The National Guard gather near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles

EL SEGUNDO, CA -- OCTOBER 08, 2019: Metpro 2019. Jason Armond. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
By Jason Armond
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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.
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Jason Armond

Jason Armond is a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times. A native of North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a bachelor’s in media and journalism. He was part of the team that was a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography, and his work as a photographer and videographer has also been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the White House News Photographers Assn. and the North Carolina College Media Assn.

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