The ban has been strongly condemned as discriminatory by groups that provide aid and resettlement to refugees, who say it will prevent many people from reuniting with family and jeopardize the safety of those fleeing conflict and persecution in countries such as Afghanistan.

The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities,

An Australian television journalist was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet Sunday while reporting live from downtown Los Angeles on the large-scale protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and subsequent deployment of California National Guard troops to the city.