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Governor Newsom's legal affairs secretary has formally requested the Trump administration to rescind the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles County.
State AG Rob Bonta accused the federal government of infringing on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s authority as commander-in-chief of the California National Guard.
A Department of Homeland Security request for 21,000 National Guard troops to support "expansive interior immigration enforcement operations" includes a call for troops to search for unaccompanied children in some cases.
The dare and double-dare between Newsom and the Trump administration comes after the president ordered the National Guard into Los Angeles.