California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Donald Trump is “pulling a military dragnet” across Los Angeles during a brief public address on Tuesday.

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.

The National Guard in Los Angeles has detained anti-ICE protesters while providing security for immigration operations, with officials expecting protests to escalate.

National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.

McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.

The National Guard has at times detained protesters in its deployment to Los Angeles, an official said Wednesday, as demonstrations against Immigration and Customs enforcement raids spread to other major cities.

President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.

Anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles after the National Guard was deployed following immigration enforcement actions.

4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.