Rally in the heart of the Trump Newsom National Guard in Los Angeles comitatus law
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President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom are in conflict National Guard deployment Amidst the Los Angeles riots, it involves a different interpretation of the 1878 law governing military use to enforce laws within the country.
It may involve actions The law was signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes amid concerns that the military was suffering too much shaking over civilian issues during its reconstruction. Generally, it bans the use of the US military for domestic civil law enforcement agencies, with significant exceptions. Trump deployed the National Guard early on Sunday, but so far these troops have not participated in direct law enforcement.
Johnson says that Hegses probably sends Marines to anti-ice riots, not forceful: “deterrent effect.”
Trump was sent to the National Guard after immigrants and customs enforcement agents were reported. Attacked on the streets of LA They raided to capture and deport illegal immigrants. Seeing neither Newsom nor LA Mayor Karen Bass have been active enough to stop the attack, Trump signed the president’s memorandum of understanding to deploy a 2,000-person National Guard force to “deal with the lawlessness that Fester has been allowed.”
Demonstrators block the highway as law enforcement officials face them during the protest against a federal immigrant sweeps in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
Newsom immediately opposed the riots, even if they spiraled.
“I have formally requested that the Trump administration retract their illegal deployment of troops in Los Angeles County and return them to my command,” Newsom wrote to X on Sunday with a letter to President Trump. “It wasn’t a problem until Trump got involved. This is a serious violation of national sovereignty. It burns tension while pulling resources from where it really is needed.”
In addition to security guards, the Pentagon said it was ready to send 500 active-duty Marines Sunday night.
If the military is to play an active role in restraining riots, the 147 law becomes the central setting. Exceptions to the Posse Comitatus Act, which allows the military to enforce laws against U.S. citizens include orders from Congress, if a rebellion is declared. Rebellion Lawor if the state government is unable or unwilling to impose law and order.