U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, a former Watergate prosecutor, will decide whether Trump had the legal authority to federalize 4,000 California National Guard troops.

Hegseth was met with questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who pressed him about his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles.

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

The former vice chief of the National Guard has denounced President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles as “bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states’ rights.” Trump made the extraordinary decision to send 2,

US president’s comments come as defence secretary is grilled over dispatching of Marines to ‘enforce immigration law’

In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,