The showdown over President Donald Trump's decision to send troops to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests is set for a court hearing. California Gov.

Protests have continued in the Los Angeles area since Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted mass arrests in the area Friday.

President Trump called in the National Guard on Saturday after isolated clashes between federal law enforcement and people protesting immigration raids.

Tensions over US President Donald Trump's immigration policies have been escalating for months. Here's the background.

Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city on Sunday, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.

Los Angeles has become the epicentre of heated protests and military mobilisation following aggressive immigration raids by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). The demonstrations, which began on 6 June,

California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".