It's been five days since anti-ICE demonstrations erupted in Los Angeles, some turning violent between protesters and law enforcement officers, prompting President Trump to deploy National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.

President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.

Military-style vehicles and National Guards troops have blocked a portion of 4th Street in front of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse.

The California Governor has sued the U.S. President over the mobilization of the National Guard, calling it “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”

After the Trump administration sent Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to the protests against immigration enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed adding another group to the mix: the Florida State Guard.

Protests over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area are set to continue for a third day. Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump’s decision to call in National Guards was “purposefully inflammatory.

On Saturday, President Donald Trump placed under federal control some 2,000 National Guard troops in California in response to occasionally violent protests there against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants. Roughly 300 of the 2,000 National Guard members arrived in Los Angeles over the weekend.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked a federal court to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles, saying the practice