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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Trump tells judge he does not need Newsom's permission to crack down on rioters, deploy National Guard
The Justice Department on Wednesday doubled down on its assertion that President Donald Trump has the authority to call up U.S. National Guard troops in California, describing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency lawsuit to block his action as a "crass political stunt" that risks "endangering American lives." At issue in the case is whether Trump, as commander in chief, has the authority to federalize the National Guard against the express wishes or consent of a state governor. Both sides are slated to appear in court Friday while a judge weighs California's request for injunctive relief. In the new court filing, lawyers for the administration said Trump, as president, has "no obligation" to consult with, or even to notify, Newsom before federalizing the National Guard. 'State Of Rebellion': Expert Weighs In On Newsom Challenge To Trump Deploying National Guard "The extraordinary relief plaintiffs request would judicially countermand the Commander in Chief's military directives – and would do so in the posture of a temporary restraining order, no less," lawyers for the Trump administration said in the filing. "That would be unprecedented. It would be constitutionally anathema," they added. "And it would be dangerous." Read On The Fox News App That argument is unlikely to sit well with Newsom. And it comes one day after California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over what the state described as the president's unlawful action in federalizing the National Guard, which they noted was carried out without Newsom's consent. Bonta argued in the lawsuit that Trump's actions were both inappropriate and illegal, since he did not first seek Newsom's permission to federalize the troops. National Guard units fall under the dual control of state and federal governments, and any action to mobilize the units typically goes through the respective state governor first. The judge overseeing the case declined the state's request for a temporary restraining order blocking Trump's actions but ordered both parties to court Friday to consider the request for broader injunctive relief. Republican Attorneys General Accuse California Of Excusing 'Lawlessness' At issue is 10 U.S.C. § 12406, or the law that Trump invoked in his memo late last week to call up the National Guard. The law allows presidents to deploy the National Guard and other troops at the federal level in the event of "rebellion or danger of a rebellion" against the U.S. government. In that case, the law says the president "may call into federal service members and units of the National Guard of any State in such numbers as he considers necessary to repel the invasion, suppress the rebellion, or execute those laws." But lawyers for Newsom told the court that Trump lacked the power to federalize the troops under Section 12406, since the immigration protests, in their view, did not amount to a rebellion. Trump Nominates Former Defense Attorney Emil Bove For Federal Appeals Court Vacancy "At no point in the past three days has there been a rebellion or an insurrection. Nor have these protests risen to the level of protests or riots that Los Angeles and other major cities have seen at points in the past, including in recent years," they told the court. A group of 26 Republican state attorneys general from filed an amicus brief siding with Trump one day earlier, arguing that his decision to federalize the National Guard to address ICE riots and protests that broke out in parts of the state was the "right response." "In California, we're seeing the results of leadership that excuses lawlessness and undermines law enforcement," the attorneys general wrote in the statement, first provided to Fox News Digital. "When local and state officials won't act, the federal government must." Fox News Digital's Ashley Oliver contributed to this article source: Trump tells judge he does not need Newsom's permission to crack down on rioters, deploy National Guard
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
ieExpains: How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?
Donald Trump's administration has ordered the deployment of 4,000 national guard members and 700 marines in response to protests against deportation operations in Los Angeles. The deployment of soldiers into the city comes despite the objections of local officials and the California governor, and appeared to be the first time in decades that a president activated a state's national guard without a request from its governor. Governor Gavin Newsom has sued to block the use of military forces to accompany federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, calling it an 'illegal deployment'. 'The federal government is now turning the military against American citizens. Sending trained warfighters on to the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy,' Newsom wrote. Here are some things to know about when and how the president can deploy troops on US soil. The laws are a bit vague Generally, federal military forces are not allowed to carry out civilian law enforcement duties against US citizens except in times of emergency. An 18th-century wartime law called the Insurrection Act is the main legal mechanism a president can use to activate the military or national guard during times of rebellion or unrest. But Trump didn't invoke the Insurrection Act on Saturday. A protester taunts a line of California National Guard protecting a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Instead, he relied on a similar federal law that allows the president to federalize national guard troops under certain circumstances. Trump used Title 10 authority, which places him rather than the governor at the head of the chain of command, to call part of California's national guard into federal service. The national guard is a hybrid entity that serves both state and federal interests. Often, it operates under state command and control, using state funding. Sometimes national guard troops will be assigned by their state to serve federal missions, remaining under state command but using federal funding. The law cited by Trump's proclamation places national guard troops under federal command. The law says this can be done under three circumstances: when the US is invaded or in danger of invasion; when there is a rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the US government; or when the president is unable to 'execute the laws of the United States', with regular forces. But the law also says that orders for those purposes 'shall be issued through the governors of the States'. It's not immediately clear whether the president can activate national guard troops without the order of that state's governor. Trump has baselessly claimed paid 'rioters bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion' are leading the protests in LA. Protesters confront a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) The role of the national guard troops and marines will be limited Trump's proclamation said the national guard troops would play a supporting role by protecting US immigration officers as they enforce the law, rather than having the troops perform law enforcement work. Steve Vladeck, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center who specializes in military justice and national security law, says that's because national guard troops can't legally engage in ordinary law enforcement activities unless Trump first invokes the Insurrection Act, which authorizes the president to use military forces domestically in the event of an insurrection or rebellion. Vladeck said the move raises the risk that the troops could end up using force while filling that 'protection' role. The move could also be a precursor to other, more aggressive troop deployments down the road, he wrote on his website. 'There's nothing these troops will be allowed to do that, for example, the ICE officers against whom these protests have been directed could not do themselves,' Vladeck wrote. The 700 marines that arrived in the city on Tuesday were there to protect federal officials and property, and not to respond to the protests, the Marine Corps commandant said. A line of California National Guard, stand in formation guarding a Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo Jae Hong) California's attorney general, Rob Bonta, has said that the Trump administration intends to use 'unlawfully federalized National Guard troops and Marines to accompany federal immigration enforcement officers on raids throughout Los Angeles'. How much will it cost, and how it the administration defending it? Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, said he expected the military would remain in the city for 60 days at a cost of at least $134m. He defended the deployment, telling a US House subcommittee on Tuesday that they were there 'to maintain the peace on behalf of law enforcement officers in Los Angeles, which Gavin Newsom won't do', he said. Peter Aguilar, US congressman for California's 33rd district, asked about the justification for using 'the military for civilian law enforcement purposes in LA'. 'Every American citizen deserves to live in a community that's safe, and Ice agents need to be able to do their job. They're being attacked for doing their job, which is deporting illegal criminals. That shouldn't happen in any city, Minneapolis or Los Angeles, and if they're attacked, that's lawless,' Hegseth replied. President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) For his part, Trump has said his administration had 'no choice' but to send in troops, and argued that his decision 'stopped the violence'. California leaders, meanwhile, have countered that the administration's moves are intentionally inflammatory, and that the Trump administration is using Los Angeles as an 'experiment'. Troops have been mobilized before The Insurrection Act and related laws were used during the civil rights era to protect activists and students desegregating schools. Dwight Eisenhower sent the 101st airborne to Little Rock, Arkansas, to protect Black students integrating Central high school after that state's governor activated the national guard to keep the students out. George HW Bush used the Insurrection Act to respond to riots in Los Angeles in 1992 after the acquittal of white police officers who were videotaped beating Black motorist Rodney King. National guard troops have been deployed for a variety of emergencies, including the Covid pandemic, hurricanes and other natural disasters. But generally, those deployments are carried out with the agreements of the governors of the responding states. Trump is willing to use the military on home soil In 2020, Trump asked governors of several states to deploy their national guard troops to Washington DC to quell protests that arose after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Many of the governors agreed, sending troops to the federal district. President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at Fort Bragg, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) At the time, Trump also threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act for protests following Floyd's death in Minneapolis – an intervention rarely seen in modern American history. But then defense secretary Mark Esper pushed back, saying the law should be invoked 'only in the most urgent and dire of situations'. Trump never did invoke the Insurrection Act during his first term. But while campaigning for his second term, he suggested that would change. Trump told an audience in Iowa in 2023 that he had been prevented from using the military to suppress violence in cities and states during his first term, and said that if the issue came up again in his next term: 'I'm not waiting.' Trump also promised to deploy the national guard to help carry out his immigration enforcement goals, and his top adviser, Stephen Miller, explained how that would be carried out: sympathetic Republican governors would send troops to nearby states that refused to participate, Miller said on The Charlie Kirk Show in 2023. After Trump announced he was federalizing the national guard troops on Saturday, the defense secretary Pete Hegseth said other measures could follow. Hegseth wrote on the social media platform X that active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton were on high alert and would also be mobilized 'if violence continues'. - The Guardian with dditional reporting from agencies Read More Gavin Newsom warns Trump's LA troop deployment is assault on democracy
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Ireland Riots: Immigrant Homes Torched, 15 Cops Thrashed In Ballymena 'Racist Attack'
Trump Defends US Troops In Los Angeles To Quell Riots | 'California's Newsom Blew It Up' U.S. President Donald Trump held 'Invest America Roundtable' as anti-ICE protests rocked Los Angeles. He lashed out at California governor Gavin Newsom and accused him of blowing up the situation while defending the action of cops in riot gear and the U.S. National Guard. Meanwhile, MAGA activists pushed for a blanket ban on all immigration from third-world countries. Watch for more details. 4.0K views | 13 hours ago
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Los Angeles protests: What is the role of the US National Guard—and how is it deployed?
Tensions flared across Los Angeles on Sunday as thousands of protesters flooded the streets in response to President Donald Trump's controversial deployment of the National Guard. Demonstrators blocked major highways and set self-driving vehicles ablaze while law enforcement responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs to disperse the crowds. As night fell, police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly, paving the way for arrests. Some demonstrators pelted California Highway Patrol officers with concrete, rocks, scooters, and fireworks along the closed southbound 101 Freeway. Officers were seen taking cover under an overpass amid the chaos. Sunday marked the third and most intense day of demonstrations against Trump's immigration crackdown in Southern California. Public outrage intensified after around 300 National Guard troops arrived in the city. Their deployment focused primarily on protecting federal buildings, including the downtown detention center that became a protest focal point. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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The U.S. National Guard is a crucial component of the Armed Forces Reserve, operating under both state and federal authority. Established by the Militia Act of 1903, the Guard comprises two branches: the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. As of 2023, the Guard includes roughly 419,000 reservists, with about 9,500 stationed in U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Live Events Service in the National Guard is open to U.S. citizens who meet physical, mental, and legal requirements. Many members serve part-time while pursuing civilian careers, although full-time positions are available. Former active-duty soldiers can transition into the Guard, usually without additional training, while new recruits undergo standard military training at designated facilities. In exchange for their service, Guard members receive various benefits, including monthly pay (typically $200 to $600 per weekend, depending on rank), housing and meal allowances, educational assistance, healthcare coverage, and long-term pension eligibility. What Does the National Guard Do? The National Guard plays a dual role, supporting both domestic crisis response and international military operations. Control over Guard units depends on the nature of the deployment: state governors command them during in-state missions, while the President assumes control for national or overseas mobilizations. Domestically, the Guard has been instrumental during major emergencies: Hurricane Katrina (2005): Over 50,000 troops aided in evacuations, rescues, and restoring order in New Orleans. Capitol Riot (January 2021): More than 25,000 Guard members were deployed to secure Washington, D.C., during President Joe Biden's inauguration. George Floyd Protests (2020): Thousands were mobilized across states to support overwhelmed local law enforcement. Abroad, the National Guard has contributed significantly to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, often supplementing active-duty forces. Although most members serve part-time (typically one weekend a month and two weeks a year), they are fully trained and prepared for active-duty deployment when required. Who Can Deploy the National Guard—and Why? Under normal conditions, state governors request the activation of the National Guard for local emergencies. However, President Donald Trump bypassed this process in Los Angeles by invoking a rarely used provision—10 U.S.C. §12406—that allows the President to federalize the Guard under specific circumstances: If the U.S. is invaded or threatened with invasion by a foreign nation, If a rebellion or threat of rebellion exists against the government, If regular military forces are insufficient to enforce federal laws. In his directive, Trump argued that the protests in Los Angeles constituted 'a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States,' thereby justifying the federal takeover of the National Guard. However, the Guard's role in Los Angeles remains limited. Troops are there only to protect federal personnel—such as agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security—as they carry out their duties. They are not authorized to conduct immigration raids or routine law enforcement against civilians. Federal law—namely the Posse Comitatus Act—restricts the use of military forces for civilian law enforcement, except under special conditions like those outlined in the Insurrection Act. Although Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, he has not done so in this instance. Why This Deployment Is Controversial Legal experts point out that this marks the first time since 1965, during the height of the civil rights movement, that a president has federalized the National Guard without a governor's request. The move has reignited a debate over the balance of power between state and federal governments when it comes to military authority on U.S. soil. The deployment drew strong criticism from Democratic leaders, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, who called it 'a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos.' As protests continue in Los Angeles, the presence of federally commanded troops remains a flashpoint in the ongoing national conversation around immigration, policing, and federal overreach.
