California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told MSNBC that he plans to file suit Monday against the Trump administration to roll back the National Guard deployment, which he called “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.” This appears to be the first time in decades that a state’s National Guard was activated without a request from its governor.
Trump has cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal service members when there is “a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.” Roughly 300 National Guard members arrived in the city over the weekend, and Trump said he had authorized 2,000 members to deploy if needed.
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Trump’s border czar says Gov. Newsom was ‘late to the game’ in responding to protests
Tom Holman defended the ICE arrests that preceded the protests and Trump’s deployment of the National Guard, blaming the California governor for stoking anti-ICE sentiments and waiting two days to declare an unlawful assembly in LA.
“He’s failed that state,” Holman told Fox News on Monday morning.
Newsom dared federal officials to arrest him in an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, stating, “Come after me, arrest me, let’s just get it over with, tough guy.”
On Fox, Holman said there was “no discussion” about arresting Newsom.
Workers sweep up debris, tear gas canisters from streets of LA
The smell of fire hung in the air of downtown Los Angeles Monday morning. A series of ash piles littered Los Angeles Street with the charred remnants of cars set afire during protests over immigration.
The quiet in the streets was in marked contrast to several days of escalating protests over President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The demonstrations intensified Sunday in the country’s second-most-populous city after Trump deployed the National Guard.
Police cars from a smattering of Southern California cities were blocking streets in the downtown.
Workers swept up debris from the streets including tear gas canisters. Crews painted over graffiti that covered downtown buildings.
More demonstrations were expected in Los Angeles Monday.
