Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) argued that President Trump’s move to dispatch 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles to contain the riots and restore order could inflame tensions ahead of the heavy ICE activity there.

“We’ve been told to get ready for … 30 days of ICE enforcement. So, 2,000 troops to be there for that enforcement, it’s a concern. I mean, it’s going to escalate the situation,” Barragán told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday.

“People are going to protest because they’re angry about the situation. And we have to just reiterate to people to do it peacefully, to make sure not to do any violence. We actively condemn any violence.”

Intense protests had erupted in Paramount, California, over the weekend and have spread across Los Angeles as rioters have attempted to block ICE activities.

The protests devolved into violence on Saturday, with rioters pummeling federal agents with rocks after a raid at a Home Depot in Paramount.

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