A federal appeals court on Tuesday heard arguments in a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s authorizing the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to California.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the decision to deploy troops, including National Guard service members and Marines, to Los Angeles to crack down on protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A district court judge previously ruled that the order to deploy the National Guard was illegal and outside the scope of Trump’s authority, granting Newsom’s request for a temporary restraining order giving him temporary authority over the Guard troops in his state while the lawsuit is ongoing.

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