The National Guard in Los Angeles has detained anti-ICE protesters while providing security for immigration operations, with officials expecting protests to escalate.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

The legal showdown between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump takes center stage Thursday afternoon in a federal courtroom in San Francisco.

Protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area and the Trump administration’s response to them have cued up a public spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Ne

The lawsuit will seek to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.

Authorities swept in with flash-bangs and tear gas grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles.

Trump claims the troops are quelling protests. But California officials fear their real mission is bigger: militarizing mass deportation.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has argued that the deployment is “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the deployment of thousands of troops to Los Angeles was about maintaining law and order as federal agents do their job. "The mission in Los Angeles