President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.

Gov. Gavin Newsom filed an emergency motion on Tuesday asking a federal judge to stop the Trump administration from sending Marines and National Guard troops onto the streets of Los Angeles.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom dared the administration of President Donald Trump to arrest him during an interview over the weekend. Newsom was responding to comments from Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, who told NBC News that he would arrest anyone who interfered with immigration enforcement, including Newsom, according to The New York Times.

Alex Schafran, a housing policy researcher, said there are benefits to both renting and owning — but that right now the Bay Area’s middle-income households are relegated to the rental market, because home-buying is only possible for the highest earners.

The Pennsylvania senator warned that his party would lose “the moral high ground” if it did not go further in condemning acts of destruction or violence, which local officials said were under control.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called the decision "deeply disturbing," accusing state officials of siding with criminals over public safety.

David Huerta, the president of California's SEIU division, was charged with conspiracy to impede on an officer, which faces a maximum sentence of six years if convicted.

White House officials say that Trump has a mandate to carry out his hard-line immigration agenda and that politically, battling it out with a blue state is a winning issue for them.

California's Senate Minority Leader has told Newsweek that Newsom should not be arrested amid Trump's threats.

A judge sentenced a San Diego man to federal prison for sending a threatening email to a member of the LGBTQ community who had appeared in a news report speaking out against the killing of a woman