Protests escalate over Trump's immigration crackdown | 7.30

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Tensions and divisions over Donald Trump and his immigration crackdown have escalated. For three days, crowds have taken to the streets of Los Angeles over raids targeting undocumented migrants. The promise of mass deportations was central to Donald Trump's election campaign. But the President's decision to deploy National Guard troops to deal with the demonstrations has been denounced by California's Governor Gavin Newsom as "purposefully inflammatory". One of Donald Trump's frustrations is the so-called Sanctuary Law in California, which limits the ability of local police to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The man who wrote that law is former state Senator Kevin De Leon. He spoke to David Speers. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia