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On Monday, California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles without Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval.

The move has sharply escalated tensions between the federal government and the Democratic-led state amid the ongoing ICE protests in southern California.

The lawsuit states, "President Trump has repeatedly invoked emergency powers to exceed the bounds of lawful executive authority. On Saturday, June 7, he used a protest that local authorities had under control to make another unprecedented power grab, this time at the cost of the sovereignty of the State of California and in disregard of the authority and role of the Governor as commander-in-chief of the State's National Guard."

This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.

National Guard soldiers and US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Police officers clash with demonstrators outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, MDC, in downtown Los Angeles, California on June 8, 2025. AFP/Getty Images