A federal judge on Tuesday refused California’s bid to immediately block President Donald Trump from deploying Marines and National Guard troops to aid in law enforcement across the state, including immigration-related operations.
The ruling is not permanent.
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer instead set a Thursday hearing to weigh the state’s request for a temporary restraining order. California officials urged the court to act immediately, asking for an emergency block without waiting for a response from the administration. Breyer denied the request, calling for additional arguments from both sides before issuing a ruling.
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The Department of Justice, in a brief filed Tuesday afternoon, dismissed the state’s motion as “legally meritless” and warned that halting the deployment could endanger Homeland Security personnel and obstruct federal enforcement efforts, CNN reported. The hearing comes amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and Democratic leaders in California, who have pushed back against federal immigration raids.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration Monday over its deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to weekend immigration riots. The lawsuit argues that federalizing the state’s guardsmen without Newsom’s consent oversteps presidential authority.
Newsom and Bonta then filed an emergency request earlier Tuesday to stop Trump and the Department of Defense from expanding the military’s role in Los Angeles. They say that deploying 4,000 additional National Guard troops and U.S. Marines for civilian law enforcement exceeds legal authority and violates constitutional limits.
Trump told reporters Tuesday that he had spoken with Newsom and urged him to “do a better job” managing the riots in Los Angeles. Newsom, on X, denied what Trump said and wrote, “There was no call. Not even a voicemail.”
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