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.

A federal judge has denied California Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency request to immediately block President Donald Trump's use of Marines and the National Guard in the state.

President Trump said he supports his "border czar" Tom Homan's threat to arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his handling of anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. Trump described Newsom as "grossly incompetent" and said the protests were the work of "professional agitators.