An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area after clashes over immigration-enforcement operations.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to send troops to Los Angeles.

Two Republican in Congress are requesting documents and communications between Newsom, Bass and law enforcement over the protests.

Newsom said he's been forced to think about what would happen in the event the Trump administration did secure a federal warrant for his arrest.

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.

President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom clash over deployment of troops to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests.

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of Task Force 51 who is overseeing the 4,700 troops deployed, said Friday that the Marines have finished training on civil disturbance.