President Donald Trump endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday as the administration authorized the deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles to quell anti-ICE immigration protests amid violence.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would deploy additional National Guard troops to California if necessary, just hours after expressing support for the arrest of Governor Gavin Newsom. The escalating conflict between Trump and the Democratic governor centers on immigration protests that shook Los Angeles over the weekend.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has argued that the deployment is “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”