California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his intention to sue the Trump administration over its decision to deploy the National Guard, calling the move "illegal, immoral, and unconstitutional."
Speaking to MSNBC, the Democratic governor said the lawsuit would be filed on Monday in an effort to reverse the deployment order.
President Trump has invoked a federal law that permits him to send in troops during instances of rebellion or threats against federal authority. However, Newsom argued that such a deployment requires coordination with the state’s governor, a requirement he intends to challenge in court.
“We’re going to put that legal theory to the test with our lawsuit tomorrow,” Newsom said on Sunday.
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The National Guard was deployed after a wave of protests that started Friday in downtown Los Angeles and spread on Saturday to cities like Paramount and Compton, both with large Latino populations. On Sunday, tensions escalated as protesters clashed with Guard members in downtown LA, blocked a major freeway, and set self-driving cars ablaze.
Source: With inputs from agnecy