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

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.

Gov. Josh Green and Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez joined their Democratic counterparts from around the country in condemning President Donald Trump’s deployment of California National Guard troops to quell protests of immigration sweeps in Los Angeles.

Protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area and the Trump administration’s response to them have cued up a public spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Ne

McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.

Roughly 4,000 National Guard troops were deployed to Los Angeles as anti-ICE protests intensified.The troops were deployed by President Donald Trump, without the authorization of Gov. Gavin Newsom. The deployment has caused an uproar among city,

Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration on Sunday to rescind its move to deploy 2,000 California National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to subdue immigration protests, accusing the White House of illegally overriding his authority and intentionally inflaming tensions with protesters.

The National Guard has at times detained protesters in its deployment to Los Angeles, an official said Wednesday, as demonstrations against Immigration and Customs enforcement raids spread to other major cities.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will speak to reporters around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Catch up on President Trump's war of words with California Gov. Gavin Newsom over riots in Los Angel