A federal judge in San Francisco has declined California Governor Gavin Newsom’s request for an immediate restraining order to prevent the Trump administration from deploying Marines and National Guard troops in Los Angeles for immigration enforcement operations. Judge Charles R Breyer scheduled a hearing for Thursday afternoon to further consider the state’s request for a temporary restraining order.

The Justice Department has called the state’s request “legally meritless” and warned that granting it could jeopardize the safety of Department of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with federal operations, CNN reported.

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The development comes after Newsom filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to block the Trump administration from using National Guard troops and US Marines in immigration raids across Los Angeles, escalating a fierce standoff between state and federal authorities.

“Trump is turning the US military against American citizens,” Newsom wrote on X (formerly Twitter), as he accused the president of weaponizing troops against Californians in the wake of days-long protests over immigration enforcement.

Newsom’s legal filing, submitted on Tuesday, comes as President Donald Trump ramps up his controversial deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to the city. While initially tasked with protecting federal buildings and personnel, the new filing says military support is shifting toward direct assistance in immigration operations, including securing raid locations and controlling surrounding streets.

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A declaration from Paul Eck, deputy general counsel for the California Military Department, submitted as part of the filing, warned that “the Pentagon plans to direct the California National Guard to support immigration operations,” blurring the line between civil assistance and immigration enforcement.

“It’s a sense of intimidation and fear that is just so unnecessary and so corrosive to our city,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at a Tuesday press conference. She added that ICE raids are expected to continue for 30 days or more.

Bass said she planned to personally ask Trump to halt the operations. Meanwhile, Los Angeles police confirmed over 100 arrests in connection with the protests, and acknowledged the use of “numerous less-lethal rounds” to disperse crowds.

Meanwhile, Trump on Tuesday issued a stern warning to anyone planning to protest during the upcoming military parade on June 14, which marks the US Army’s 250th anniversary in Washington. The large-scale event, scheduled to take place on the National Mall and through the streets of Washington, also coincides with Trump’s 79th birthday.

(With inputs from Associated Press)

Published By: Aashish Vashistha Published On: Jun 11, 2025

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A federal judge has denied California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency request to immediately block President Donald Trump’s use of Marines and the National Guard in the state.

Gov. Newsom filed the emergency request on Tuesday, alleging that President Trump was “turning the U.S. military against American citizens.” The request sought to block the Trump administration from expanding the role of deployed troops in Los Angeles, saying new orders could allow National Guard members to assist with immigration raids by securing perimeters and streets.

But U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer declined to grant the motion, ordering instead that President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense have 24 hours to respond to the governor’s filing. The judge has also scheduled a hearing on the case for Thursday, June 12.

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Gov. Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta originally announced a lawsuit Monday afternoon against both President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth. The suit alleges that the administration has overstepped its authority in federalizing the state’s National Guard, and in doing so has violated the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

That amendment says that powers not directly given to the government or prohibited to the states under the Constitution are the exclusive rights of the states.

The new lawsuit escalates Gov. Newsom’s criticism of President Trump’s use of the National Guard, which he had earlier warned was a “serious breach of state sovereignty.” State officials have said California’s law enforcement capacity is sufficient to address the protests.

To date, President Trump has sent some 700 active duty U.S. Marines and some 4,000 National Guard personnel to the Los Angeles area to address anti-ICE protests.

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In a speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Tuesday, President Trump called protesters “animals” and “a foreign enemy,” promising to repel what he characterized as an invasion.

“We will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy. That’s what they are,” President Trump said. “We will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean, and safe again.”

A federal judge Tuesday denied a request by the state of California for an emergency order blocking the deployment of additional federalized Natural Guard troops and U.S. Marines to the Los Angeles area.

The ruling came hours after California filed an emergency motion against the Trump administration asking the court to take immediate action to block President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Defense from expanding the current mission of National Guard personnel and Marines in Los Angeles.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer scheduled a hearing for Thursday afternoon in San Francisco federal court on the state’s request for a restraining order.

The lawsuit brought late Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta follows Trump’s escalation of military forces in the Los Angeles area through the takeover of 4,000 National Guard soldiers and what state officials call the unlawful deployment of 700 Marines to act beyond simply guarding federal property.

“The federal government is now turning the military against American citizens,” Newsom said in a statement. “Sending trained warfighters onto the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy. Donald Trump is behaving like a tyrant, not a President. We ask the court to immediately block these unlawful actions.”

The request was filed as part of the state’s lawsuit filed against Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the DOD, charging violations of the U.S. Constitution and the president’s authority, not only because the takeover occurred without the consent or input of the governor, as federal law requires, but also because, Newsom said, it was unwarranted.

A U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the litigation.

“The President is looking for any pretense to place military forces on American streets to intimidate and quiet those who disagree with him,” Bonta said. “It’s not just immoral — it’s illegal and dangerous. Local law enforcement, not the military, enforce the law within our borders. The President continues to inflame tensions and antagonize communities. We’re asking the court to immediately block the Trump Administration from ordering the military or federalized national guard from patrolling our communities or otherwise engaging in general law enforcement activities beyond federal property.”

According to state officials, in the early hours of Sunday morning, the DOD, at the direction of Trump, redirected hundreds of National Guard troops from San Diego to Los Angeles, without authorization from the governor and against the wishes of local law enforcement. In total, the department deployed 4,000 National Guard troops from across the state, as well as an additional 700 Marines, “an inflammatory escalation unsupported by conditions on the ground,” according to Bonta.

Trump has said that the deployment of the National Guard was a matter of law and order carried out in response to protests that erupted Friday during a series of immigration raids in the Los Angeles area, then worsening protests on Saturday.

On Monday, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass should be thanking him for the deployment, saying that without it, “Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated.” He did not elaborate on the actions of Guard members, who were primarily deployed around federal buildings such as the Metropolitan Detention Center downtown, rather than actually working to quell the protests in the streets.

In the lawsuit, Newsom and Bonta ask the court to hold that the orders federalizing the National Guard are unlawful, arguing that:

— The federalization of the National Guard deprives the state of resources to protect itself and its citizens, and of critical responders in the event of a state emergency;

— the rarely used order in which the president may call the National Guard into federal service requires that the governor consent, which Newsom was not given the opportunity to do prior to their deployment; and

— the president’s order infringes on Newsom’s role as commander-in-chief of the state National Guard and violates the state’s sovereign right to control and have available its National Guard in the absence of a lawful invocation of federal power.

Trump’s decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles amid mass deportation protests will likely cost $134 million, the Pentagon’s budget chief told lawmakers during a budget hearing Tuesday with Hegseth, who said the president is enforcing “law and order.”

Bonta said Trump’s order attempts to usurp state authority. He said the law cited by Trump has been invoked on its own only once before — when then-President Richard Nixon called upon the National Guard to deliver the mail during the 1970 Postal Service strike.

It is also the first time since 1965 — when President Lyndon Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights demonstrators — that a president has activated a state’s National Guard without a request from the state’s governor, Bonta said.

On Sunday, Tom Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, made comments suggesting Newsom and other officials could face arrest if they interfere with federal enforcement actions. The agency later walked back the comment, saying Homan was not threatening to arrest Newsom. But on Monday, Trump told reporters he would support Homan arresting the governor.

“I think it’s great,” Trump said. “Gavin likes the publicity. … He’s done a terrible job. I like Gavin Newsom, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent, everybody knows.”

Newsom responded during an appearance on MSNBC over the weekend.

“Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy, you know?” Newsom said. “I don’t give a damn. But I care about my community. I care about this community. The hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up. They need to stop, and we need to push back. And I’m sorry, to be so clear, but that kind of bloviating is exhausting. So, Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.”

The defense secretary ignored questions from House Democrats on how much deploying nearly 5,000 active-duty Marines and National Guard members would cost.

“How much are these deployments going to cost for both the Marines and the National Guard?” “Well, Congresswoman, thank you for the question. You are right. We are both originally from Minnesota, which is why I recall 2020 quite well, when Governor Walz abandoned a police precinct and allowed it to be burned to the ground. So in Los Angeles, we believe that ICE, which is a federal law enforcement agency, has the right to safely conduct operations in any state and any jurisdiction in the country, especially after 21 million illegals have crossed our border. under the previous administration. ICE ought to be able to do its job, whether it’s Minneapolis or Los Angeles —” “I have limited time —” “And they are being —” “Could the secretary please address the budget? Thank you.” “You asked about the situation in Los Angeles, and we believe that ICE agents should be allowed to be safe in doing their operations. And we have deployed National Guard and the Marines to protect them in the execution of their duties.”

In response to often sharp questioning from House Democrats on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Pentagon’s deployment of nearly 5,000 active-duty Marines and National Guard members to help the police in Los Angeles quell sporadic unrest — at an estimated cost of $134 million.

Mr. Hegseth, a National Guard veteran, also suggested in testimony before the House Appropriations Committee that the use of the Guard, part-time citizen soldiers, for homeland defense would expand under President Trump.

“I think we’re entering another phase, especially under President Trump with his focus on the homeland, where the National Guard and Reserves become a critical component of how we secure that homeland,” Mr. Hegseth told lawmakers.

Officials in Los Angeles, as well as other major cities across the country controlled by Democrats, have expressed concern that the military deployments in California could set a precedent and serve as a test run for other urban areas where the administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement could prompt large protests.

Mr. Hegseth’s appearance before the House Appropriations Committee — the first of three hearings he has on Capitol Hill this week — was widely anticipated by official Washington. It was his first congressional hearing since a Senate panel considered his nomination in January.

In recent months, Mr. Hegseth has sought to fend off a series of contentious issues that threatened to undermine his credibility inside the Pentagon and, more important, inside the White House.

Perhaps most damaging were his disclosures on the commercial chat app Signal of flight sequencing of American fighter jets in strikes on Yemen. Mr. Hegseth has also seen the dissolution of his inner circle of close advisers. Four members of the team he brought to the Pentagon have left the department, three of them accused of leaking information and escorted from the building. A fifth — his chief of staff — has also departed his post.

Democrats on the committee immediately homed in on those issues.

“Your tenure as secretary has been marked by endless chaos,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the committee’s top Democrat.

“Your careless sharing of military secrets in a nonsecure Signal chat,” she added, “could have placed American airmen in danger.”

But Mr. Hegseth did not engage the criticism, and the most contentious parts of the two-and-a-half-hour hearing soon pivoted to the Trump administration’s decision to deploy 700 active-duty Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.

“The president’s decision to call the National Guard troops to Los Angeles was premature, and the decision to deploy active-duty Marines as well is downright escalatory,” said Representative Betty McCollum, Democrat of Minnesota. “Active-duty military has absolutely no role in domestic law enforcement, and they are not trained for those missions.”

But Mr. Hegseth defended the deployment, telling lawmakers, “We ought to be able to enforce immigration law in this country.”

In a heated exchange with Representative Pete Aguilar, Democrat of California, Mr. Hegseth cited his own experience as a National Guard soldier deployed against Black Lives Matter protesters five years ago.

“As a secretary of defense who’s been in a unit holding riot shields outside the White House during the chaos of the summer of 2020,” he said, “I know what it’s like to be immediately deployed into a situation like that.”

At one point, he ignored direct questions from Ms. McCollum, the top Democrat on the panel’s defense subcommittee, about the cost to deploy troops to Los Angeles.

Instead, Mr. Hegseth used his time to attack Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles and the Biden administration. A clearly frustrated Ms. McCollum yielded back her time.

When he was questioned again about the mission’s projected costs, Mr. Hegseth deferred to the Pentagon’s acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who said that Marine and National Guard deployments — estimated to last 60 days — would cost about $134 million, mainly for travel, housing and food.

John Ismay contributed reporting.

Court sets hearing on California’s request to block troops from raids

A federal judge will hold a hearing Thursday on Newsom’s request to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Newsom filed the emergency request Tuesday seeking to immediately block the administration from sending troops to help support immigration raids. The governor argued it would only escalate tensions and promote civil unrest.

Administration lawyers say Newsom is seeking an unprecedented and dangerous court order that would interfere with the federal government’s ability to carry out operations.

Trump calls LA a ‘trash heap’ as he promises to ‘liberate’ it from criminals

Trump speaking at Fort Bragg called Los Angeles a “trash heap” after protests over his removal of immigrants.

Trump has ordered troops into America’s second largest city, saying that “entire neighborhoods” are under the control of criminals. His vision of Los Angeles was at odds with an affluent city where an average home costs nearly $1 million, according to Zillow.

“We will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean, and safe again,” Trump said.

Federal immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant sparks protests

Immigration authorities raided at least one Omaha meat production plant Tuesday morning.

Omaha police and the Douglas County sheriff said immigration officials had warned them about their plans, and their departments helped block off traffic around the neighborhood where many food production plants are located while U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers worked.

Meatpacking plants rely heavily on immigrant workers who are willing to do the physically demanding work. The industry has not yet been the focus of Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts, but the administration has been intensifying its efforts in recent weeks.

In Omaha, a small group of people came out to protest the raids, and some of them even jumped on the front bumper of a vehicle to try to stop officers in one location while others threw rocks at officials’ vehicles as a white bus carrying workers pulled away from a plant.

Glenn Valley Foods officials didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry from The Associated Press.

California governor asks court to block Trump administration from using troops in immigration raids

Gov. Newsom filed an emergency request in federal court Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Newsom’s move comes after Trump ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to Los Angeles following four days of protests driven by anger over the president’s stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws.

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.

It was not clear if the change in mission had begun.

Newsom’s office did not immediately say how the state was notified about the change.

Los Angeles police say they made over 100 arrests Monday evening and two officers were injured

96 of the arrests were for failing to disperse in the downtown Los Angeles area, where earlier in the day, hundreds had hoisted signs protesting the arrest of a labor leader during a demonstration, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement.

One person was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and another for vandalism. Two police officers were injured, taken to a hospital and released.

The police department said their officers used “numerous” less-lethal rounds, and that the crowd had thinned out by the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Mayor Karen Bass calls on Trump to stop ICE raids

The Los Angeles mayor said her administration has heard the ICE raids could continue for the next 30 days, if not longer.

“It’s a sense of intimidation and fear that is just so unnecessary and so corrosive to our city,” Bass said at a Tuesday news conference. The mayor said she would place a call to President Trump asking him to stop the raids.

Bass scoffed at Trump’s claim on Saturday that the National Guard helped protect the city, especially because they didn’t even arrive until Sunday. She said Guard troops are “stationary,” protecting the LA federal building.

“They are not out doing crowd control or anything like that. So I don’t know how he could say that the National Guard is who saved the day. Who saved the day was our local law enforcement agencies,” Bass said.

School graduations in Los Angeles have added security over fears of ICE actions

The ceremonies, which number over 100 between Monday and Tuesday alone, included a beefed up presence of school police “to intervene and interfere with any federal agency who may want to take action during these joyous times,” said Alberto M. Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles’ school district, at a press conference this week.

Carvalho asked parents to update their emergency contact information in case something goes awry and is offering them an option to view the graduations over Zoom. “Our schools are places of education and inspiration, not fear and intimidation,” said Carvalho.

Officers who were injured in Austin, Texas, have all been treated and released

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said four officers who were injured during Monday night’s protests have been treated and released from a hospital by Tuesday.

Three officers were hurt by what she described as “very large” rocks that were thrown at police. The fourth officer injured a shoulder while making an arrest.

Davis said Austin police deployed pepper spray balls and that state police used tear gas to disperse the crowd once it started to turn violent. Davis said her department is prepared for protests that are planned for downtown Austin this upcoming weekend.

“We support peaceful protest,” Davis said. “When that protests turn violent, when it turns to throwing rocks and bottles …. That will not be tolerated. Arrests will be made.”

California Republican Congressman denounces ‘violence and vandalism’ while expressing concern about ICE raids

Rep. David Valadao, a moderate Republican who represents much of the state’s San Joaquin Valley, urged for peaceful protest and said he was also concerned over how the Trump administration is conducting ICE raids in the Golden state.

“I support the First Amendment right to peacefully protest, but the violence and vandalism happening in Los Angeles is unacceptable and I stand with our law enforcement officers working to protect people and regain control over the situation,” Valadao wrote on social media.

“I remain concerned about ongoing ICE operations throughout CA and will continue my conversations with the administration—urging them to prioritize the removal of known criminals over the hardworking people who have lived peacefully in the Valley for years,” he added.

Craigslist ad not proof of paid protesters in Los Angeles

Viral social media posts are claiming that a Craigslist ad seeking “the toughest badasses in the city” is proof that the Los Angeles demonstrations are made up of paid protestors.

But this is false.

The ad, which is no longer live, was bait for a prank show called “Goofcon1” and had nothing to do with the protests in Los Angeles. It was posted on Craigslist on Thursday, the day before the protests began.

In a livestreamed episode, the show’s hosts on Friday called and spoke with people who responded to the ad. Joey LaFleur, one of Goofcon1’s hosts, confirmed with The Associated Press that he put up the Craigslist ad for the show.

“I literally had no idea it was ever going to be connected to the riots. It was a really weird coincidence,” he said, referencing the ad. “I’m not trying to troll a serious situation.”

Trump suggests he’s open to invoking Insurrection Act to quell protest in LA

The president during his Oval Office engagement with reporters left open the possibility of invoking one the most extreme emergency powers available to a U.S. president.

“If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We’ll see,” Trump said. “But I can tell you last night was terrible , and the night before that was terrible.”

The Insurrection Act authorizes the president to deploy military forces inside the United States to suppress rebellion or domestic violence or to enforce the law in certain situations.

It is often referred to as the “Insurrection Act of 1807,” but the law is actually an amalgamation of different statutes enacted by Congress between 1792 and 1871.

Peaceful protests outside Seattle’s immigration court

About 50 people gathered outside the immigration court in downtown Seattle on Tuesday, chanting with drums and holding up signs that said “Free Them All Abolish ICE” and “No to Deportations.”

Legal advocates who normally attend the immigration court hearings as observers and to provide support to immigrants were not allowed inside the building. Security guards also turned away the media.

The hearings are normally open to the public. Organizers said they were there solidarity with protesters in Los Angeles.

The protest was peaceful and there were no law-enforcement officers in the area in the morning.

Protests over federal immigration raids have sprung up in cities across the US

Although most have been peaceful with marchers chanting and carrying signs, some have resulted in dozens of arrests.

The demonstrations have ranged from gatherings outside of federal office buildings or state capitol buildings, and marches through the downtown of several major cities. A series of so-called “No Kings” rallies were planned Saturday to coincide with President Trump’s scheduled military parade in Washington, DC.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted on social media on Tuesday that the agency would continue its program of raids and deportations despite the protests.

“ICE will continue to enforce the law,” Noem posted on X.

Armored vehicles block roads in Santa Ana

In Santa Ana, California, armored vehicles blocked the road Tuesday morning leading into the Civic Center, where federal immigration officers and numerous city and county agencies have their offices.

Workers swept up plastic bottles and broken glass. Tiny shards of red, black and purple glass littered the pavement.

Nearby buildings and the sidewalk were tagged with graffiti containing obscenities and Trump’s name crossed out. A worker rolled paint over graffiti on a wall to block it out. National Guard officers wearing fatigues and carrying rifles prevented people from entering the area unless they worked there.

Few signs of tumult in downtown Los Angeles

A handful of National Guard members are stationed in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center, long guns and wood sticks slung over their shoulders. Occasionally, a passing driver will honk at or heckle them, drawing no response.

News crews are stationed on the opposite side of the street, awaiting the possible arrival of the U.S. Marines. Otherwise, there are few signs of the tumult that has gripped the city in recent nights, aside from the graffiti scrawled across several buildings – “Abolish ICE,” “Amerikkka,” and obscene slogans directed at Trump and federal law enforcement.

At the Walt Disney Concert Hall, workers were busy washing away the graffiti on Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles deployment to cost at least $134 million and last 60 days, Pentagon says

The deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles will cost at least $134 million and last at least the next 60 days, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a senior defense official told lawmakers Tuesday.

“We stated very publicly that it’s 60 days because we want to ensure that those rioters, looters and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we’re not going anywhere,” Hegseth told members of the House appropriations defense subcommittee.

After persistent questioning from members of Congress, Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who provided the total and said this “is largely just the cost of travel, housing and food.”

She said the money will come from operations and maintenance accounts.

Speaker Johnson defends Trump on LA protests

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Donald Trump’s handling of protests in Los Angeles and echoed the president’s attacks on Newsom.

“That’s not my lane,” Johnson said in response to a question about whether Newsom should face legal consequences such as arrest.

Johnson, speaking at a news conference at the RNC on Tuesday, continued that Newsom should be “tarred and feathered”– eliciting chuckles from members of House Republican leadership at the press conference — for “standing in the way of the administration and the carrying out of federal law.”

Head of Marine Corps says battalion is in LA, ready to respond but has not engaged

The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, said the battalion deployed to Los Angeles is already there and ready to follow the orders from the U.S. Northern Command, but clarified they have not yet been called to respond.

Smith testified at a budget hearing before senators that those Marines are trained for crowd control, and they would have shields and batons as their equipment. He said they have no arrest authority, and are only there to protect federal property and federal personnel.

When asked by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumental, a Connecticut Democrat, about the danger that Marines would use lethal force that could result in injuries and deaths, Smith said he had faith in them.

“I am not concerned. I have great faith in my Marines and their junior leaders and their more senior leaders to execute the lawful tasks that they are given.”

Texas authorities appeared to use chemical irritants to disperse a crowd in Austin

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted on social media that “more than a dozen protesters” were arrested by city and state police in Austin.

“Peaceful protesting is legal,” Abbott, a Republican, posted on X. “But once you cross the line, you will be arrested.”

Hundreds of protestors organized by the Austin chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation gathered near the Capitol on Monday, and moved toward the federal building that houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. State officials had closed the Capitol to the public an hour earlier than usual head of the demonstration.

In Dallas, hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a rally on a city bridge for several hours before police later determined the rally to be “unlawful.” Dallas police said one person was arrested and charges were pending.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis rails against California officials’ handling of protests

DeSantis has often clashed with Newsom, who like DeSantis is a term-limited governor with national ambitions.

“You don’t have the right to just simply opt out of federal immigration law. And I think what’s happened in California is they’re a sanctuary state. They’ve taken the position really uninterrupted for many, many years that they can just ignore the law, they don’t have to cooperate. Well now you have the law being applied,” DeSantis said at a Florida Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

DeSantis said law enforcement officers in Florida are ready to crack down if demonstrations there boil over into riots.

“The minute you cross into attacking law enforcement, any type of rioting, any type of vandalism, looting, just be prepared to have the law come down on you,” DeSantis added. “And we will make an example of you, you can guarantee it.”

California Democrats accuse Trump of inciting unrest

Democratic members of California’s congressional delegation are accusing Trump of creating a “manufactured crisis” in Los Angeles with his orders to send in thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.

“It’s a deliberate attempt by Trump to incite unrest, test the limits of executive power and distract from the lawlessness of his administration,” said Rep. Jimmy Gomez, who organized a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning.

Rep. Jimmy Panetta said that Trump’s decision to send in the military was designed to “give him the image and give him the fight and give him the pictures that he wants.“

Panetta said the delegation would stand with peaceful protesters, but those who are not peaceful are going to pay the consequences.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi contrasted Trump’s actions now with his handling of the Jan. 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol when law enforcement officers were being beaten.

“We begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it,” Pelosi said.

Trump links protests in Los Angeles to home rebuilding after wildfires

Trump said his decision to “SEND IN THE TROOPS” to Los Angeles spared the city from burning to the ground like thousands of homes after wildfires this year.

He wrote on his social media site that people want to rebuild, and that the federal permitting process is “virtually complete on these houses.”

Trump claimed that “the easy and simple City and State Permits are disastrously bungled up and WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE!” and blamed Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

“People want to rebuild their houses. Call your incompetent Governor and Mayor, the Federal permitting is DONE!!!” he wrote.

Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines

The Pentagon was scrambling Monday to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration is deploying active duty troops to the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles.

The forces have been trained in deescalation, crowd control and standing rules for the use of force, Northern Command said.

But the use of the active duty forces still raises difficult questions.

The Marines are highly trained in combat and crisis response. But that is starkly different from the role they will face now: They could potentially be hit by protesters carrying gas canisters and have to quickly decide how to respond or face decisions about protecting an immigration enforcement agent from crowds.

According to a U.S. official, troops will be armed with their normal service weapons but will not be carrying tear gas. They also will have protective equipment such as helmets, shields and gas masks.

▶ Read more about the Pentagon’s guidelines for the Marines

Los Angeles’ image is scuffed since ICE raids and protests, with World Cup and Olympics on horizon

This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe.

Clouds of tear gas wafting over a throng of protesters on a blocked freeway. Federal immigration agents in tactical garb raiding businesses in search of immigrants without legal status. A messy war of words between Trump and Newsom. Photos captured several Waymo robotaxis set on fire and graffiti scrawled on a federal detention center building, while videos recorded the sounds of rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades hitting crowds.

In a city still reeling from January’s deadly wildfires — and with the World Cup soccer championships and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon — Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalize LA’s image by sprucing up streets, planting trees and painting murals so LA shows its best face to nations near and far.

“It’s about pride,” she’s said. “This is the city of dreams.”

▶ Read more about the impact of the protests

Guard deployment is a nearly unprecedented escalation

The deployment appeared to be the first time in decades that a state’s National Guard was activated without a request from its governor, a significant escalation against those who have sought to hinder the administration’s mass deportation efforts.

Protesters clasp hands in front of a line of California National Guard, Monday, June 9, 2025, at a Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo Jae Hong)

The last time the National Guard was activated without a governor’s permission was in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to protect a civil rights march in Alabama, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

In a directive Saturday, Trump invoked a legal provision allowing him to deploy federal service members when there is “a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”

Early protests remained peaceful

On Monday, thousands flooded the streets around City Hall for a union rally ahead of a hearing for arrested labor leader David Huerta, who was freed a few hours later on a $50,000 bond. Huerta’s arrest Friday while protesting immigration raids has become a rallying cry for people angry over the administration’s crackdown. He is the president of the Service Employees International Union California, which represents thousands of the state’s janitors, security officers and other workers.

Early protests had a calm and even joyful atmosphere at times, with people dancing to live music and buoyed by Huerta’s release.

Protesters linked hands in front of a line of police officers outside the downtown federal detention center where Huerta was being held. Religious leaders joined the protesters, working with organizers at times to de-escalate moments of tension.

There was a heavy law enforcement presence in the few square blocks, while most in the immense city of some 4 million people went about their normal business on peaceful streets.

Trump sends Marines and more National Guard members to Los Angeles

Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders from Trump, escalating a military presence local officials and Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.

An initial 2,000 Guard troops ordered by Trump started arriving Sunday, which saw the most violence during three days of protests.

Monday’s demonstrations were far less raucous, with thousands peacefully attending a rally at City Hall and hundreds protesting outside a federal complex that includes a detention center where some immigrants are being held following workplace raids across the city.

Trump has described Los Angeles in dire terms that Bass and Newsom say are nowhere close to the truth. They say he is putting public safety at risk by adding military personnel even though police say they don’t need the help.

Newsom called the deployments reckless and “disrespectful to our troops” in a post on the social platform X.

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