U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 9, 2025. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told local media that he plans to file suit on Monday against the Donald Trump administration to roll back the National Guard deployment, which he called "an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act." Trump has cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal service members when there is "a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States." (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)
NEW YORK, June 9 (Xinhua) -- California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told local media that he plans to file suit on Monday against the Donald Trump administration to roll back the National Guard deployment, which he called "an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act."
Trump has cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal service members when there is "a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
Roughly 300 National Guard members arrived in the city over the weekend, and Trump said he had authorized 2,000 members to deploy if needed.
More than 1,000 protesters clashed and faced off with National Guard troops in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday during the latest demonstrations against immigration raids that swept across California over the weekend.
Xinhua reporters at the scene observed National Guard soldiers, along with agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, repeatedly firing tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse the crowd. Some protesters and journalists were hit during the confrontation.
More protests are expected in Los Angeles on Monday, while other protests of the kind are planned elsewhere. The Service Employees International Union said rallies are to take place on Monday in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Harrisburg, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. ■
U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Marine One upon his return to the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 9, 2025. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told local media that he plans to file suit on Monday against the Donald Trump administration to roll back the National Guard deployment, which he called "an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act." Trump has cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal service members when there is "a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States." (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his return to the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 9, 2025. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told local media that he plans to file suit on Monday against the Donald Trump administration to roll back the National Guard deployment, which he called "an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act." Trump has cited a legal provision that allows him to mobilize federal service members when there is "a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States." (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)