"Law and order is a civil function under the Constitution of the United States, civil enforcement, law enforcement authorities - not the U.S. military," Reed said. The Pentagon has said the deployment will cost $134 million, including travel, housing and food for troops.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked a federal judge to temporarily limit President Trump's use of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines.

Over the years, Trump has threatened to intercede in the state’s long-running homeless crisis, vowed to withhold federal wildfire aid as political leverage in a dispute over water rights, called on police to shoot people robbing stores and warned residents “your children are in danger” because of illegal immigration.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the deployments of Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles, saying they would safeguard officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose roundups of alleged immigration offenders have triggered days of clashes.

Mayor Karen Bass and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove were joined by more than 20 members of the L.A. County Congressional delegation and state lawmakers to demand an end to recent ICE raids and the

Downtown Los Angeles is under curfew as protests against ICE raids and troop deployments in the city continue. Similar protests have popped up across the U.S, including in New York, Seattle, Chicago,

A protest against Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles has fueled similar demonstrations across the U.S. in recent days, with protesters arrested in New York, Philadelphia and other cities as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would deploy the National Guard to several locations in the state.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth added that "hopefully" governors in other states would mobilize their Guards themselves and took a swipe at California Gov. Gavin Newsom for "playing politics."