Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

Tear gas and smoke have filled the air on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles as confrontations between immigration authorities and demonstrators extended into a second day.

Defying California Gov. Gavin Newsom, President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles following a second consecutive day of...

President Donald Trump says he's deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests.

The White House announced that Trump would deploy the Guard to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester.” It wasn't clear when the troops would arrive.

Trump went against Gov. Gavin Newsom to federalize 2,000 California National Guard troops to quell the protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles.

California Senator Adam Schiff called the move ‘unprecedented’ and said Trump could use the volatile situation to declare martial law.

State and local officials warned that the National Guard’s presence could escalate protests, while Republican lawmakers blamed state leadership for the clashes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

The governor is in a showdown with the president over the policing of protests in LA and Paramount – key US politics stories from Sunday 8 June at a glance

Gavin Newsom said he planned to file a lawsuit against Trump in response to the administration’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard to confront immigration protesters…

Order comes after Trump deploys National Guard troops in move decried by California’s governor as unlawful.

La California presenterà oggi una causa contro l'ordine di Trump di usare in chiave federale la Guardia Nazionale: lo ha annunciato il governatore Gavin Newsom sui social, mentre…

Proteste previste anche a Sacramento (ANSA)

La California presenterà oggi una causa contro l'ordine di Trump di usare in chiave federale la Guardia Nazionale: lo ha annunciato il governatore Gavin Newsom sui social, mentre…

California governor plans to sue Trump administration over deployment of 2,000 national guard troops to LA which he called ‘an illegal act’

El presidente aumenta las tropas un día después de movilizar a la Guardia Nacional. El gobernador Gavin Newsom responde con una demanda para frenar la llegada de los soldados. …

El gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom asegura que acudirá a los tribunales para que el presidente retire la orden de movilización de 2.000 soldados en Los Ángeles

Trump is "unhinged right now," Gov. Gavin Newsom said, accusing the president of making the situation in LA worse by federalizing National Guard troops.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Monday to sue President Donald Trump over the administration’s unusual deployment of the National Guard to...

The state is arguing that Trump’s use of one provision, which has never been invoked in this manner before, is illegal on numerous grounds.