Overview

• A federal judge in San Francisco ordered expedited discovery requiring the Trump administration to produce documents and permit depositions on National Guard operations in Southern California.
• About 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines remain under federal command in the Los Angeles area as lawsuits over their deployment proceed.
• The Ninth Circuit ruled on June 18 that the president likely acted within his authority to federalize the Guard but left questions about how long and where the troops may operate unresolved.
• Federalized troops have supported immigration enforcement beyond Los Angeles, including a DEA-led raid on suspected marijuana farms in the Coachella Valley that led to dozens of detentions.
• Governor Newsom’s lawsuit argues that prolonged use of federal troops violates the Posse Comitatus Act and usurps the governor’s control over the California National Guard.