President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn Trump’s actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.

Sen. Ashley Moody introduced a measure that would enable states to assist in immigration enforcement by allowing non-federal law enforcement officers to act as a “force multiplier" for federal immigration officers.

So let's start with what's happening in Los Angeles with the deployment of the National Guard, the federalizing of those troops, and then add to that the roughly 700 U.S. Marines who've been deployed.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she would try to call President Donald Trump on Tuesday to tell him to stop federal immigration raids and instead focus attention on the 2026 World Cup, which will include some matches in the city.

Khaby Lame, an Italian-Senegalese influencer with the largest following on TikTok, was detained by ICE. Lame was detained at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for immigration violations on Friday, June 6, USA TODAY reported.

After a federal raid in Minneapolis spurred community unrest, the city's police department has reiterated to its rank-and-file instructions not to collaborate with federal immigration agents.

Police have arrested ten people in dawn raids across Greater Manchester as part of a crackdown on organised immigration crime. Among the addresses targeted were a travel agent, money exchange business, a mini-mart and a takeaway.

The deployment of 700 Marines comes despite California officials insistence that federal help is actually escalating tensions between authorities and protesters.