Two Republican in Congress are requesting documents and communications between Newsom, Bass and law enforcement over the protests.

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

Newsom said he's been forced to think about what would happen in the event the Trump administration did secure a federal warrant for his arrest.

"California may be first - but it clearly won't end here." Newsom says Trump's decision to deploy the California National Guard without his support should be a warning to other states.

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

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a televised address on Tuesday in the wake of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations that sparked days of protests in the Los Angeles area and the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops and U.

House Speaker Mike Johnson declined to say whether Congress should intervene in the White House’s crackdown on immigration protests but emphasized that Trump has the authority to deploy the National Guard and Marines to protect federal property.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday, handing control of the state's National Guard back to Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom amid ongoing protests to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles.