Trump, Los Angeles and National Guard
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President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called it "illegal."
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.
Trump claims the troops are quelling protests. But California officials fear their real mission is bigger: militarizing mass deportation.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has argued that the deployment is “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”
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.
The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.
Protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area and the Trump administration’s response to them have cued up a public spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Ne
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