Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) requested that the Trump administration revoke its order deploying 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, arguing it is an “unlawful” and “serious breach of state sovereignty.

Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration on Sunday to rescind its move to deploy 2,000 California National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to subdue immigration protests, accusing the White House of illegally overriding his authority and intentionally inflaming tensions with protesters.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has formally requested Trump administration officials to rescind the order to deploy the National Guard and return control of the force to California, calling the initial order unlawful and "intentionally designed to inflame the situation.