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.

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.

President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.