When President Donald Trump put 2,000 National Guard troops under his control on Saturday night and ordered them into Los Angeles, it was billed as an urgent response to quell protests. But it was also a move long in the making.

In a truly stunning about-face, The New York Times reports that Trump has instructed ICE officials to pause any raids on the agriculture and hospitality industries. It’s a move that suggests the president’s hardline stance was costing him support in key industries, and with constituents he does not want to lose.

President Donald Trump in recent days has sent thousands of National Guard troops and 700 active duty Marines to quell Los Angeles-area protests over immigration enforcement actions, despite the objections of Democratic Gov.

Democratic state leaders are pushing back against the Trump administration's policies and threats this week. The big picture: As protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids escalate nationwide,

Judicial precedent backs up the federal government's authority for immigration enforcement as challenges to "sanctuary" policies loom in federal courts.

The president claimed, without giving evidence, that the protesters were “paid” agitators, that the Los Angeles police asked for the National Guard, and that swaths of the city were under gang control.

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided worksites in Los Angeles on June 6, randomly arresting and detaining undocumented and legal immigrants, these new and invasive tactics of immigration enforcement provoked protests.

Roughly 70 protests are planned across Michigan against Trump administration's immigration policies. Several Detroit area police agencies say they're ready.

Protests, worker education, and lawsuits are just a few of the ways unions are preparing to advocate against the administration.

No Kings” protests, including several in Michigan cities, are scheduled across the country Saturday to coincide with Trump’s planned military parade in Washington, D.C.