The Trump administration has taken a hard-line stance on immigration enforcement, and while officials in California have protested the execution of those policies, judicial precedent suggests President Donald Trump has the authority to continue in the Golden State.

Operations by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants in Los Angeles have resulted in protests over the past week, some of which have devolved into violence. Trump called in the National Guard and Marines to quell the violence, against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, as they warned that the actions are inflammatory and unlawfully strip their authority.