The case centers on events that began on June 6, 2025, when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carried out raids near the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles. The operation resulted in 44 arrests and detentions of an additional 70 to 80 individuals.
Protests quickly followed, escalating into confrontations in which demonstrators reportedly threw objects at federal officers and caused minor damage to federal property.
In response, President Trump invoked 10 U.S.C. § 12406 the next day, ordering the federalization of 4,000 California National Guard troops for 60 days. His directive tasked them with protecting federal personnel and property amid the unrest. Governor Gavin Newsom, who once championed the use of the National Guard for border security, challenged the move in a lawsuit filed on June 9 in the Northern District of California.
The suit argued that Trump violated statutory protocols requiring federalization orders to be routed through state governors and claimed the order infringed on state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment.Continue reading…