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.

The disagreement between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom over Trump deploying state National Guard troops to Los Angeles is now being debated in court. We’ll explain how the situation developed and answer some common questions.

Almost 5,000 National Guard troops and Marines have been assigned to Los Angeles — drawing stiff rebukes from state officials.

Los Angeles endured a sixth day of protests that have been largely peaceful but occasionally punctuated by violence.

Waymo said it had temporarily halted service in downtown Los Angeles after several of its cars were torched during protests.

HOW WE GOT HERE: The protests erupted after Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Friday carried out raids in three locations across L.A., where dozens of people were taken into custody. Newsom called the raids “chaotic federal sweeps” that aimed to fill an “arbitrary arrest quota.”

The Guard’s arrival marks a potentially volatile phase in Trump’s push to ramp up deportations and in his contentious relationship with state and local authorities.

The Trump administration is accusing the LAPD of waiting two hours to respond and disperse a violent mob of 1,000 people who gathered in the city’s downtown Friday nto protest the feds’ efforts to