In a new lawsuit, California is accusing the Trump administration of defying Gov. Gavin Newsom's authority by deploying the National Guard to the Los Angeles area to quell unrest over ICE raids. California Attorney General Rob Bonta,

California is suing the Trump administration over its federalization of the state’s National Guard, alleging the move to deploy some 2,000 troops across the state without the approval of the governor or local law enforcement is unlawful, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday, June 9.

California will ask a judge to reverse President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, arguing that the use of the military to suppress immigration protests is an illegal and unconstitutional intrusion on state authority.