Judges to issue ‘immediately’ order about California’s challenges to spread Trump’s troops to LA

A federal judge said he would have a “immediately” order about whether the Trump government could mobilize the national guards and marines to the Los Angeles area to help uphold the federal immigration law.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted an emergency request on Tuesday to block what they called President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense “No need” and “militarization that violated the law.”
US District Judge Charles Breyer said during the federal hearing on Thursday that the existing problem was “very significant” and urgent, and that he intended to “act quickly.” Following the argument of a lawyer for the Federal and California government, the judge said he would do the order “immediately,” maybe as soon as Thursday.
Demand, which was submitted as part of the Newsom and BONTA’s lawsuit against Trump’s administration, was trying to prevent the use of the National Guard and Marines active tasks outside of protecting federal buildings and property.
To send thousands of national guards to Los Angeles, Trump requested the 12406 section of the 10th title of the US code regarding armed services, which allowed the spread of federal as a response to the “rebellion or the dangers of rebellion to the authority of the United States government.” In his order, Trump said the troops would protect the federal property and federal personnel who carried out their functions.

President Donald Trump at the oval office in Washington, June 10, 2025 and Governor California Gavin Newsom spoke in a speech, June 10, 2025.
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Breyer said at the 70-minute Session on Thursday that the main problem before he was whether the President complies with the Title 10 Law and that the National Guard “Fedalization is correct.”
The federal government stated that the president did comply with the opinion that the law could not be justified and the president had full flexibility. The judge was asked not to issue an order that would “against the President’s military assessment.”
Meanwhile, lawyers on behalf of the state of California and Newsom said their position was that the national bodyguard was not legally changed, and that the president who mobilized troops on the cities of civilians in responding to the perceived disobedience was “broad and dangerous conception of federal executive power.”
Bonta also argues that in the submission of emergency that Trump failed to meet legal requirements for the spread of the federal.
“To be honest, there is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles; there are civil riots that are no different from episodes that regularly occur in communities throughout the country, and that are able to be fulfilled by the state and local governments that work together,” wrote Bonta.
Breyer refused California’s request to issue a temporary detention order immediately and instead set a hearing for Thursday afternoon in San Francisco and gave the Trump government the time they asked to submit a response.
In their response, the lawyer of the Department of Justice asked the judge to reject Newsom’s requests for temporary detention orders that would limit the military to protect federal buildings, on the grounds that such orders would mean “Veto rioters for federal law enforcement.”
“The request of the Plaintiff for Extraordinary Assistance will legally demand that the Commander of the Military Direction of the Head – and will do it in the posture of temporary detention orders, no less. That will have never happened before. Constitutionally it will be Anathema. And that will be dangerous,” they wrote.
They also argue that California should not “guess the president’s assessment that federal reinforcement is needed” and that federal courts must submit to the President’s policy on military problems.

California National Guard was positioned in the Federal Building on Tuesday, June 11, 2025, in the center of Los Angeles City.
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Around 4,000 national guards and 700 marines have been ordered to assist in the Los Angeles area after protesting the immigration attack. California leaders claimed Trump was inflamed to protest by sending the military when it was unnecessary.
Protests have spread to other cities, including Boston, Chicago and Seattle.
Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to send a national bodyguard and marines, said the situation in LA was “out of control.”
“All I want is safety. I just want a safe area,” he told reporters. “Los Angeles was surrounded until we arrived there. The police could not handle it.”
Trump continues to suggest that he sends the National Guard and Marines to send messages to other cities not to interfere with ICE operations or they will meet the same or greater strength.
“If we don’t attack this one very strongly, you will have it throughout the country,” he said. “But I can tell the whole country that when they do it, if they do it, they will meet the same strength or greater than we encounter here.”
ABC News’ Alyssa Pone, Peter Charalambous and Alexandra Hutzler contributed to this report.