Police and elected officials say the troops and Marines sent by the Trump administration are not properly trained to interact with civilians. A judge will decide whether to limit their duties.

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

Thousands of Angelenos experienced their second evening of curfews on Wednesday as Mayor Karen Bass continued her crackdown on looters and vandals in downtown Los Angeles. Demonstrations continued on Thursday after a string of ICE raids last Friday sparked a wave of unrest in LA.

Trump claims the troops are quelling protests. But California officials fear their real mission is bigger: militarizing mass deportation.

The United States, along with Canada and Mexico, is set to co-host the finals, which will feature 48 teams and a record 104 matches.

Protests in Los Angeles and San Francisco escalated after Trump deployed the National Guard without California’s approval. Demonstrators clashed with police, blocking freeways and setting cars ablaze amid heavy arrests.

The Trump administration has deployed the California National Guard in response to protests in Los Angeles that began Friday evening over immigration enforcement operations, which resulted in some clashes between demonstrators and authorities,

Trump slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom, who previously called Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to California “deranged.”