From deadly fires to federal immigration raids and a presidential deployment of the National Guard, LAPD chief Jim McDonnell reflects on a challenging first year.

President Donald Trump’s vow to wage the biggest domestic deportation program in American history – expelling a million people a year – is one of his signature goals.

The president’s repeatedly says he’ll use the military against American civilians and is creating special units to do so.

The appeals court previously granted the government an emergency stay after a federal judge ordered the president to return control of the state's National Guard to Governor Gavin Newsom.

(Reuters) -In a rare use of the U.S. military for domestic purposes, President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C, and announced plans to send them to Portland,

Newsom says Trump shouldn’t be keeping 200 California Guard members in Oregon and asks a federal judge to end the president’s control.

These on-call elements have existed for approximately 20 years in every state and territory as a response force available to governors,” A National Guard spokesman said.

In Chicago, Memphis and elsewhere, residents allege a surge of federal agents and military troops is making it harder to police and prosecute crime.