The showdown over President Donald Trump's decision to send troops to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests is set for a court hearing. California Gov.

Protests that sprang up in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids have spread across the country. The Trump administration said it would continue the raids and deportations despite the protests.

Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.

The ongoing protests in Los Angeles began with small demonstrations against immigration raids in the nation's second largest city.

California has challenged the administration's move to call up the National Guard over the objections of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U.

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

A federal judge's order to halt Trump's Guard deployment to LA was paused by an appeals court, even as DHS Secretary Noem vowed continued immigration raids that have sparked national protests.