California sued the Trump administration to block deployment of the National Guard and the Marines, arguing that it violates federal law and state sovereignty.

Protests in Los Angeles and San Francisco escalated after Trump deployed the National Guard without California’s approval. Demonstrators clashed with police, blocking freeways and setting cars ablaze amid heavy arrests.

The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities,

Hundreds of U.S. Marines arrived in Los Angeles overnight and more were expected on Tuesday under orders from President Donald Trump, who has also activated 4,000 National Guard troops to quell protests despite objections from California Governor Gavin Newsom and other local leaders.

The California governor has clashed with Trump in recent days over the president's deployment of the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles.

The Pentagon chief stumbled when pressed on the legal underpinning for the deployment of 700 Marines to California.