Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around the country.

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.

Pentagon officials said the cost of deploying thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles is $134 million.

The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the administration’s decision to deploy California National Guard troops to quell violence in Los Angeles, citing the riots that took place in Minnesota in 2020.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom says the federal military intervention in Los Angeles marks the onset of a much broader effort by President Donald Trump to overturn political and cultural norm

President Donald Trump said the show of force in Los Angeles should serve as a warning that similar demonstrations in other places would not be tolerated.