California officials on Monday said they would file a federal lawsuit over the mobilization of the National Guard during the weekend's massive immigration protests.

The state’s governor, Democrat Gavin Newsom, has argued that the deployment is “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”

Large-scale protests are taking place in the Los Angeles area against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and raids conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Amid reports of escalating violence and unrest,