California Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration has declared the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles “unlawful,” marking a significant escalation in tensions between state and federal authorities over immigration enforcement.
According to Politico, the deployment of approximately 300 National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Sunday came as protests against immigration raids entered their third day. The move represents the first time since 1965 that a president has federalized a state’s National Guard without the governor’s approval, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Alabama.
