As protests continue in Los Angeles, hundreds of U.S. Marines have been deployed to the city as President Donald Trump and Governor Gavin Newsom spar over law enforcement response.

The buses departed from a military base in southern California's Twentynine Palms, according to ABC, where some 700 Marines were based and expected to reach Los Angeles Monday night or Tuesday (June 10) morning,

Gov. Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to stop the National Guard and Marines from aiding immigration raids in Los Angeles, amid ongoing state and federal immigration policy disputes in other Democratic-led states.

Since Saturday, the Los Angeles Police Department has carried out close to 400 arrests and detentions linked to immigration protests.

California sued the Trump administration to block deployment of the National Guard and the Marines, arguing that it violates federal law and state sovereignty.