California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered a statewide address in the wake of immigration operations that sparked days of protest in Los Angeles and the deployment of hundreds of National Guard and U.

More than 60 people gathered in Corpus Christi on June 10 in solidarity with nationwide protests opposing immigration detentions.

President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn Trump’s actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.

Scenes of unrest in Southern California, stoked by President Trump as he tries to deport more immigrants, have left Democratic leaders worried the confrontation elevates a losing issue for the party.

White House officials say that Trump has a mandate to carry out his hard-line immigration agenda and that politically, battling it out with a blue state is a winning issue for them.

Trump is begging for a fight on this. He knows what he’s doing so far is working with the American electorate," one data analyst noted

This week marks a jarring collision of the military and civilian relationship, one that has traditionally remained carefully apolitical. It's a week bookended by two high-profile events, both steeped in Trump-era symbolism.

California labor leader David Huerta has been charged with a federal felony, accused of interfering with law enforcement after joining a protest against immigration arrest operations in Los