Trump, California and Democratic governors
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Several U.S. House members said they received no advance notice about the federal immigration sweeps that began Friday at L.A. worksites and other locations.
The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit blocks a federal judge’s earlier order to return control of the troops to California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an emergency request to block expansion of what they called the Trump administration's "unlawful militarization."
The Trump administration argued in federal court that any judicial intervention to curtail its deployment of military troops to Los Angeles would endanger federal immigration agents and undermine the president's authority to keep American cities safe.
A federal judge on Tuesday refused California’s bid to immediately block President Donald Trump from deploying Marines and National Guard
Video Quality Speed 00:00 02:16 Newsom, Trump stand off: Military personnel to remain deployed in California for now. (TNND)
AG Kwame Raoul, with 21 states, submitted an amicus brief supporting California against Trump's National Guard federalization.
President Donald Trump's federalization of California National Guard soldiers "flouts the vision of our Founders, undermines the rule of law, and sets a chilling precedent that puts the constitutional rights of Americans in every state at risk,
The divergent approaches taken by California and Texas’ governors shows how the two parties are trying to navigate national politics and the role of executive power.
The deployment of troops to Los Angeles raises questions about what Trump can and can't do with the military on U.S. soil, and whether he's crossing the line.
Newsom’s barrage of attacks have left many demoralized Democrats hoping this is the anti-Trump leader they’ve been waiting for, but others wonder whether the governor has chosen the wrong