Judge rejects Newsom's request to immediately intervene against Trump
A federal judge has declined California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) request for an immediate restraining order to stop the Trump administration from deploying military personnel to enforce immigration law.
Why it matters: President Trump has ordered 4,000 National Guard members and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles after immigration raids sparked protests in the city and beyond.
- U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer declined Newsom’s emergency ruling request, but granted the Trump administration’s request for more time to respond to the governor’s filing. The federal government has until 2 p.m. ET Wednesday to file its response.
- Breyer wrote that the state will have an opportunity to file its opposition ahead of a scheduled Thursday hearing.
Driving the news: On Tuesday, Newsom requested a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration to “prevent the use of federalized National Guard and active duty Marines for law enforcement purposes on the streets of a civilian city.”
- The request didn’t seek to stop the Guard from protecting the safety of federal buildings or property, but rather to “avoid irreparable harm to our communities and the rule of law that is likely to result” from troops enforcing immigration laws.
- The Trump administration filed a notice of opposition to Newsom’s request, calling it “legally meritless.”
Zoom in: “Defendants, including President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth have sought to bring military personnel and a ‘warrior culture’ to the streets of cities and towns where Americans work, go to school, and raise their families,” Newsom’s filing said.
- “Now, they have turned their sights on California with devastating consequences, setting a roadmap to follow across the country.”
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