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4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.
President Trump said Tuesday the deployed National Guard members will leave Los Angeles “when there’s no danger.”
Protesters are demonstrating for a fourth night against ICE arrests of undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, the showdown between President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom could soon move into a federal courtroom.
Tom Homan, the head of ICE, confirmed to NBC News that he would arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass if they interfered with immigration raids.