The showdown over President Donald Trump's decision to send troops to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests is set for a court hearing. California Gov.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Americans are divided over President Donald Trump 's decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.

The National Guard was conducting exercises in Los Angeles on Wednesday, after being deployed in response to anti-ICE protests in the city. Meantime, federal officials announced the first charges against protesters accused of threatening law enforcement.

Protests are intensifying in Los Angeles after a weekend of riots over the Trump administration's immigration raids. Here's what to know.

Governors aren't on the same page about the National Guard for "No Kings" protests. They are weighing public safety, and if Trump will step in.

Thousands of people in cities across the U.S. have marched to protest President Trump's immigration crackdown. In Los Angeles, the city's police chief talked about the coordination with the National Guard and Marines.

The Trump administration faces a legal challenge to its deployment of the military to protests. Tensions flared after President Trump sent troops, and protests spread to other U.S. cities.

The deployment marks a sharp escalation in the military's role in domestic unrest in the city caused by immigration raids by the Trump administration.

Los Angeles broke out in violence over the weekend following protests across the city. Here's what travelers should know.