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California Governor Gavin Newsom has requested the U.S. federal administration this Sunday to withdraw the troops that it "illegally" deployed to the city of Los Angeles, arguing that it is "violating state sovereignty".
In a letter addressed to the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, the governor warns that "the decision to deploy the National Guard without proper training or orders risks seriously aggravating the situation."
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In Newsom's opinion, it is not necessary to deploy force in Los Angeles, and "doing so in this illegal manner and for such a prolonged period constitutes a serious violation of state sovereignty," something that, as he expresses, "seems intentionally designed to aggravate the situation."
The letter considers the conditions provided for by section 12.406 of the United States Code to resort to the deployment of the National Guard in federal service. Particularly, the measure can be taken "through the governors of the states", while the memorandum transferred to California by Hegseth's office was not issued in that way, as required by law, indicates Newsom.
"We hadn't had any problems before Trump got involved," claims Newsom in a tweet that contains the content of the letter.
Hours earlier, the politician harshly criticized the Secretary of Defense for warning that active-duty Marines at Camp Pendleton Naval Base could be mobilized as part of the federal response to protests against anti-immigration raids, according to reported The New York Times.
