4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.

Gavin Newsom wants to immediately block the Pentagon from ordering federal and state troops to suppress the protests in Los Angeles, asking for a federal judge's ruling hours after he filed Tuesday morning for an emergency injunction.

JD Vance and Gavin Newsom traded barbs as anti-immigration raid protests in Los Angeles entered their fourth day. After President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday that he would arrest the “grossly incompetent” Newsom if he were in border czar Tom Homan’s shoes,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a motion for a temporary restraining order Tuesday afternoon, seeking to block Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense from deploying military troops in Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests.

Protests in Los Angeles were mostly peaceful on Monday, but some provocateurs did become aggressive later in the night, CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti reports. This comes as President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom prepare for a potential legal battle over troops activated to mitigate the protests against ICE raids.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed with several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said he would arrest anyone who obstructs immigration enforcement, including elected officials.

The California Governor has sued the U.S. President over the mobilization of the National Guard, calling it “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leading California Democrats criticized President Trump’s deployment of National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles, calling it an unnecessary provocation.