A federal judge has denied California governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) attempt to immediately block President Trump from federalizing the National Guard to put down the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles.
The judge in the case, Charles Breyer, denied Newsom’s emergency request Tuesday and granted the Trump administration more time to respond.
“The Court will hold a hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion in open court at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, 2025,” Breyer continued.
Newsom has downplayed days of chaos in America’s second biggest city, accusing Trump of fanning the flames and creating a “manufactured crisis” by sending in 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines.
Newsom denied
Trump deployed the National Guard last weekend after anti-ICE rioters began setting fires, vandalizing federal property and throwing deadly objects at law enforcement.
Trump has said he intervened to restore order after the state’s “incompetent” Democratic leaders lost control of the streets.
“All I want is safety. I just want a safe area,” he told reporters Tuesday. “Los Angeles was under siege until we got there. The police were unable to handle it.”
Newsom’s emergency request sought to block Trump from using National Guard troops and active-duty Marines to police the streets of LA.
“Defendants intend to use unlawfully federalized National Guard troops and Marines to accompany federal immigration enforcement officers on raids throughout Los Angeles,” the request reads. “They will work in active concert with law enforcement, in support of a law enforcement mission, and will physically interact with or detain civilians.”
Trump administration responds
The Trump administration had asked for 24 hours to respond, calling Newsom’s request “meritless”, unusual, and dangerous.
“If entered, Plaintiffs’ proposed order would jeopardize the safety of Department of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the Federal Government’s ability to carry out operations,” the Trump administration said.
“Plaintiffs’ request that this Court supervise the President and Secretary of Defense’s management of military forces is itself highly unusual and indeed non-justiciable under constitutional principle.”
In a lawsuit Monday, Newsom claimed Trump had illegally federalized the National Guard without the governor’s consent. The governor cast Trump’s action as a tyrannical overreach that threatens state sovereignty and the rule of law. The military can only be used for domestic law enforcement in the most extreme circumstances, “none of which is present here,” Newsom claimed.
“Indeed, nothing about the scale of the protests or acts of violence set these events apart from other recent periods of significant social unrest,” he said.
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Author: Matthew Boose
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