Trump has so far deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles to quell clashes over Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. Protests rolled into their sixth day on Wednesday as law enforcement and protesters continued to lob tear gas and rocks at each other.

Some demonstrations have turned violent as protesters clashed with police, and in an extraordinary series of moves, Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guard members and 700 U.S. Marines to the city — all in opposition to California governor Gavin Newsom.

President Donald Trump’s lawyers cited a post from Sen. John Fetterman in their legal response to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s motion to block the deployment of troops in Los Angeles. Fetterman, D-Pa.

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President Donald Trump has mobilized more than 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles, setting up a clash with Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom's request was in response to a change in orders for Guard members, originally deployed to protect federal buildings. In the filing, Newsom said sending troops on immigration raids across the city would only escalate tensions and promote civil unrest.

The temporary restraining order request alleges the deployment “escalates tensions and promotes (rather than quells) civil unrest.”