Immigration raids have fueled days of protests, resulting in hundreds of arrests in Los Angeles as demonstrations have spread across the nation.

President Donald Trump celebrated after an appeals court signed off on his deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops against protestors in Los Angeles. “The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard to keep our cities,

US Marines who are part of a military deployment ordered by President Donald Trump began arriving at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, positioning them miles away from the areas where protests spurred by immigration raids have taken place.

Judge Breyer sets hearing on California's lawsuit challenging Trump's federalization of National Guard amid escalating anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles

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The temporary restraining order request alleges the deployment “escalates tensions and promotes (rather than quells) civil unrest.”

Former Attorney General Bill Barr slams Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit over Trump’s National Guard deployment, calling the claims ‘nonsense.'

Protests against Trump's immigration crackdown continue in Los Angeles and elsewhere, with troop deployments leading to arrests. California leaders oppose military presence, calling it an abuse of power as tensions rise nationwide.

“The district court has no authority to usurp the president’s authority as commander in chief,” Kelly said in an emailed statement to the Southern California News Group. “The president exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.”