Trump ordered California National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to violent demonstrations against immigration enforcement.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had sued Trump in an attempt to block the deployment of federal troops in the city, which Newsom has called a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

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

NEWS ANALYSIS. Thousands of soldiers have been deployed in Los Angeles to support the police tasked with arresting undocumented individuals. This unprecedented decision in a major American city has allowed the American president to test the limits of executive power.

A dozen people who live, work or frequent the neighborhood said President Trump's use of the military was inflaming the protests against recent immigration raids.

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.

The power of the US military will be sharply on display this weekend – on two different coasts and in two very different ways.