It’s been a difficult month for California Governor Gavin Newsom. A series of brutal and invasive ICE raids saw Los Angeles citizens erupt in protest. That gave Donald Trump the excuse to flex his muscles, first dispatching thousands of National Guard soldiers, then hundreds of Marines. Their mission is supposedly to “keep the peace”, though to citizens, the soldiers on the street have felt more like an invading army.
Newsom is demanding control of the troops on his streets and has taken his battle to the courts. So far, he’s seen mixed results. For a brief moment, it seemed a judge had granted his wish, though, mere hours later, the ruling was successfully appealed and command snatched from his hands.
