The Justice Department claims California's request to limit the federal response to violent riots in Los Angeles would "countermand" the president's lawful military directives.

Tony Thurmond, the state superintendent of public instruction said in a statement last week that the state will continue to follow California law, which protects all students’ access to

Trump claims the troops are quelling protests. But California officials fear their real mission is bigger: militarizing mass deportation.

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

Anti-ICE protests grew around the country as President Trump defended his deployment of the marines and national guard to quell protestor violence. Meanwhile, California’s Democratic governor filed a lawsuit to stop the military from enforcing immigration law.