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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Rohit David

California Fights Back: Legal Bid to Stop Trump's LA National Guard Order

Governor Newsom is taking Trump to court over the unauthorized deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles. Can California block this power grab? (Credit: Nikita Kotrelev : Pexels)

California has launched a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops plus 700 Marines to Los Angeles, marking the first time in decades that federal forces have been activated without a governor's consent amid escalating immigration protests.

A lawsuit was filed on 9 June 2025 (Monday) after Trump 'unlawfully bypassed' Governor Gavin Newsom by putting National Guard troops under federal control without the governor's permission, calling the move an 'unprecedented power grab' in the face of demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.

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