Fri Jun 13 20:50:00 UTC 2025: Here’s a news article summarizing the situation:

**Marines Deployed to Los Angeles Amidst Legal Battle Over Trump’s National Guard Use**

**Los Angeles, CA** – Amidst ongoing legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in California, 200 U.S. Marines have arrived in Los Angeles to protect a federal building. This deployment follows widespread protests over Trump’s immigration policies. Ultimately, 700 Marines are authorized to deploy in the area.

The deployment comes as California Governor Gavin Newsom contests Trump’s authority to federalize the National Guard without state approval. Newsom has filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s use of Title 10 of the US Code, which allows the president to call up the National Guard in cases of “rebellion or danger of rebellion.” Newsom argues there is no such rebellion in Los Angeles.

“I would like to emphasize that the soldiers will not participate in law enforcement activities,” Major General Scott Sherman of the US Army said during a briefing.

The protests, triggered by Trump’s immigration raids, have sometimes resulted in clashes between demonstrators and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), with instances of property damage and the use of tear gas and rubber bullets. Trump has characterized the protesters as “insurrectionists” and defended his decision to deploy the National Guard as necessary to maintain order.

A San Francisco District Court Judge initially sided with Newsom, deeming Trump’s actions “illegal” and a violation of the Constitution, arguing that the administration failed to demonstrate a “violent, armed, organized, open and avowed uprising” that would justify the deployment. The judge also expressed concern that the administration’s argument could infringe on First Amendment rights to protest.

However, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the injunction, allowing Trump to continue using the National Guard until a hearing next week. Trump celebrated the decision, claiming he “saved L.A.” from burning, while Newsom has called the federalization an “unmistakable step toward authoritarianism” and demanded the return of control over the National Guard to the state.

The legal battle underscores the ongoing tension between the federal government and California over the use of military force in domestic affairs.

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