After President Trump deploys the National Guard without consulting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, questions over those actions are flying.

California deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles amidst immigration protests, raising tension between state and federal authorities. Governor Gavin Newsom declared the action unlawful, blaming President Trump for exacerbating unrest.

Washington State leaders oppose President Trump's National Guard federalization, defend state autonomy and immigrants' rights, and support peaceful protests.

The 1992 deployment in Los Angeles proved that troops operate best on the streets when the state is in charge.

Gov. Gavin Newsom says hundreds of National Guard troops deployed by Donald Trump to Los Angeles protests remain "sitting, unused, and without orders."

Following two days of turbulent protests over ICE raids in Los Angeles County, President Trump issued a memorandum on Saturday night purporting to authorize the federalization and deployment of the National Guard,

Roger Rosentreter is an assistant professor of history at Michigan State University. He says in 1967 the entire Michigan National Guard was dispatched to Detroit to end rioting and unrest.

The president's action is a rare example of federal intervention without the consent of a state, attracting legal and political objections.

California has filed a lawsuit claiming the deployment of the National Guard by President Trump's administration is illegal and infringes on the state's sovereignty. The controversy arises after protests against immigration raids led to the federal activation of troops,