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

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had conducted several raids across Los Angeles County, which sparked protests. Mr Trump likened them to a “rebellion” and invoked a rarely used statute to deploy at least 2,

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

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

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.