A federal judge in San Francisco denied California’s request for an immediate injunction to halt the Trump administration’s deployment of Marines and National Guard troops in the state. The deployment followed riots in Los Angeles after an ICE raid at a Home Depot. California’s legal challenge, led by Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, argues that using troops to support immigration enforcement could violate the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which bars the military from engaging in civilian law enforcement. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer, a Clinton appointee, declined to block the deployment without hearing arguments from both sides and scheduled a hearing for Thursday to consider a temporary restraining order. The Justice Department countered that the state’s request was legally unfounded and would endanger the safety of Department of Homeland Security personnel.

Constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz said the lawsuit is unlikely to prevail, noting that courts typically defer to the president on matters of national security and military deployment. “The Supreme Court will not second-guess the President,” Dershowitz stated. President Trump, serving as commander-in-chief, insisted the troops are not involved in enforcing immigration laws but are tasked with protecting federal property and personnel. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supported that claim. On Monday, Trump authorized an additional 700 Marines to assist the National Guard in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the FBI is offering a \$50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect seen on video attacking ICE vehicles during the unrest.