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BBC on the ground as National Guard set up outside LA federal building

National Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles following protests over raids on undocumented migrants in which dozens of people were reportedly taken into custody.

The BBC’s Regan Morris reports from outside a federal building, where there have been violent clashes over the past few nights.

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