It was earlier this year that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was making nice with President Donald Trump as he sought help for his wildfire-battered state and moderating his approach ahead of a potential bid for the White House.

The National Guard in Los Angeles has detained anti-ICE protesters while providing security for immigration operations, with officials expecting protests to escalate.

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.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.

The former vice chief of the National Guard has denounced President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles as “bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states’ rights.” Trump made the extraordinary decision to send 2,