During the volatile early days of the racial justice protests in 2020, city officials in Los Angeles at first resisted calling for National Guard assistance before deciding that troops were needed to control crowds.

President Donald Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA. But California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are suing the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.

An uptick in activity at the Ohio National Guard site in Akron is likely part of routine training, the governor's spokesman said.

Monday's protests were largely calmer than Sunday's clashes. California officials insist that the 4,000 National Guards troops and 700 active duty Marines en route to L.A. are an unnecessary abuse of power by Trump.

National Guard members and Marines deployed to Los Angeles cannot perform law enforcement duties by law. That would change if Trump invokes the Insurrection Act.

President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.

National Guard troops are now protecting ICE agents as they make arrests in LA. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer? Let us know and we may be able to look into it for you.

At least 10 people were arrested after a protest against immigration raids in Orange County Monday turned chaotic and led to police declaring an unlawful assembly. Cleanup efforts got underway Tuesday morning outside the Ronald Reagan Federal Building in Santa Ana after hundreds of people took to the streets to protest the recent immigration