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NBC Los Angeles on MSNJudge to hear arguments in California's showdown with Trump administration over National GuardA judge will hear arguments Thursday over California’s request to limit the scope of the National Guard and Marines’ mission in Los Angeles as demonstrations continue over immigration enforcement operations.
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.
President Trump has said the city would be burning without military intervention, but the protests have been confined to a relatively small area.
California is taking the Trump administration to court Thursday over the president’s decision to deploy National Guard troops and Marines to LA in support of immigration enforcement operations.
California said the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard and US Marines to respond to protests in Los Angeles was illegal and cannot continue “unchecked.”