U.S. President Donald Trump can keep his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, according to a court ruling, as protests against immigration raids look set to enter their second week in the strongest backlash since his return to power in January.

With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.

For Bass, a high-profile Democrat who has avoided public conflicts with other elected officials, the days of tiptoeing around Trump are over. The tumultuous events of the past week have also given her an opportunity for a reset after the Palisades fire.

Critics such as California Governor Gavin Newsom viewed Trump's decision to send in the National Guard as an abuse of power.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided worksites in Los Angeles on June 6, randomly arresting and detaining undocumented and legal immigrants, these new and invasive tactics of immigration enforcement provoked protests.

The tremors of political unrest that shook Los Angeles and several U.S. cities this week have stirred a range of emotions in people — pride, disgust, fear, hope. In interviews with voters, one sentiment that transcended political affiliation seemed to be uncertainty.

California Governor Gavin Newsom took to the airwaves Tuesday night — with federal troops stationed in his state’s largest city and immigration agents rounding up residents — and warned Americans that democracy itself was under attack from President Donald Trump.