California Asks Court to Halt Trump Deploying Military in LA
LAPD officers and National Guard soldiers on patrol as demonstrators protest outside a downtown jail in Los Angeles, on June 8.
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesCalifornia asked a federal court to halt the Trump administration’s “illegal” deployment of the state’s National Guard and the US Marines in Los Angeles to quell unrest over the president’s immigration raids.
The move to block the administration from mobilizing thousands of troops follows tensions over anti-deportation protests. Demonstrators have clashed for days with law enforcement, sometimes violently, while Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump trade blame over the responsibility for restoring order.