Judge Denies Newsom's Emergency Request

A federal judge rejected California Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency request Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles. US District Judge Charles Breyer granted the administration's request for more time to respond to the filing and scheduled a Thursday hearing, KTLA reports.

• Newsom's move came after President Trump ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to the city following protests driven by anger over the president's stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws, the AP reports. The governor's request said it was in response to a change in orders for the Guard.

• The filing included a declaration from Paul Eck, deputy general counsel in the California Military Department. Eck said the department has been informed that the Pentagon plans to direct the California National Guard to start providing support for immigration operations. That support would include holding secure perimeters around areas where raids are taking place and securing streets for immigration agents. The Guard members were originally deployed to protect federal buildings.
• Later Tuesday, National Guard troops began protecting immigration agents as they made arrests in Los Angeles, the AP reports. Photos posted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed National Guard troops standing guard around officers.

• "The federal government is now turning the military against American citizens," Newsom said in a statement. "Donald Trump is behaving like a tyrant, not a president." The request described the deployment of the National Guard and Marines for "law enforcement purposes" as "unlawful," the Los Angeles Times reports.
• "For more than a century, the Posse Comitatus Act has expressly prohibited the use of the active duty armed forces and federalized national guard for civilian law enforcement," the state's request says. "And the President and Secretary Hegseth have made clear—publicly and privately—that the Marines are not in Los Angeles to stand outside a federal building."

This story has been updated with new developments.

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