On Monday, Trump, a Republican, sent 700 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles to guard federal buildings as protests there continued. The marine battalion adds to California National Guard units Trump had already sent to the city to quell protests in defiance of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

HOW WE GOT HERE: The protests erupted after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday carried out raids in three locations across L.A., where dozens of people were taken into custody. Newsom called the raids “chaotic federal sweeps” that aimed to fill an “arbitrary arrest quota.”

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.

Rallies across the country have been held in support of David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, who was briefly hospitalized with a head injury after his arrest.

Trump's escalation of immigration arrests by shifting into workplaces ignited clashes between protesters and officers in the immigrant-heavy city.

Protests continued into Saturday, prompting Trump to deploy 2,000 National Guard members to the Los Angeles area - a move condemned by California's Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made no secret of his willingness to exert a maximalist approach to enforcing immigration laws and keeping order as he campaigned to return to the White House. The fulfillment of that pledge is now on full display in Los Angeles.

The Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division will work with the National Guard troops on the ground to protect federal property and personnel, including federal immigration agents,

The White House and Republican leaders in Congress are calling for quick passage of the centerpiece of President Trump's legislative agenda.