The Insurrection Act is a federal law that allows the president to deploy the military and National Guard troops to suppress civil disorder, insurrection or rebellion. It was last used by President George H. W. Bush during the Los Angeles riots after the Rodney King verdict in April 1992.

California governor Gavin Newsom sends direct message to Donald Trump as violent Los Angeles clashes continue -

State law, in fact, specifically prohibits local law enforcement from working with federal immigration enforcement operations in most instances.

A California city is scrapping a contract it had with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security to house federal immigration detainees amid clashes between law enforcement and protesters in Los Angeles.

Protesters blocked a highway and set several cars on fire in Los Angeles after Trump sent National Guard troops to the city.