California officials planned to file a lawsuit Monday against U.S. President Donald Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the U.S. National Guard to confront people who took to the streets in Los Angeles to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown in the region. Attorney General Rob Bonta said the deployment “trampled” the state’s sovereignty. He … Read more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday he is suing the Trump administration for deploying hundreds of National Guard members to Los Angeles over the weekend, a move he called “unlawful.” Bonta said President Donald Trump’s move to federalize 2,000 members of the state National Guard on Saturday in response to protests of the administration’s … Read more
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back against threats of arrest by Trump administration officials, remaining defiant as he oversees clashes between law enforcement agents and protesters in response to immigration raids across Los Angeles while also managing an ongoing power struggle with the federal government. Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, warned Saturday … Read more
California Democrats pushed back after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to respond to anti-immigration raid protests in the Los Angeles area, with Gov. Gavin Newsom arguing that Trump is trying to “manufacture a crisis.” “Trump is sending 2,000 National Guard troops into LA County — not to meet an unmet need, but to … Read more