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The disagreement between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom over Trump deploying state National Guard troops to Los Angeles is now being debated in court. We’ll explain how the situation developed and answer some common questions.
A federal judge ruled Trump’s deployment of the California National Guard during the ICE riots was illegal and ordered control returned to Governor Gavin Newsom.
California governor and federal officials traded blame after ICE raids and a violent protest rocked the L.A.-area city of Paramount.
California Governor Gavin Newsom's office, in a statement sent to Newsweek: "Sharing Medicaid beneficiary information with the Department of Homeland Security—which is itself legally dubious—will jeopardize the safety, health, and security of those who will undoubtedly be targeted by this abuse, and Americans more broadly.
Gavin Newsom must have thought it would be a crime to ignore Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders after she condemned the protests in Los Angeles. On Thursday he issued a blistering correction to the former White House press secretary for President Donald Trump.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has said it is going to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to help protect federal property and personnel during the ongoing protests in the city.