In announcing the lawsuit, Attorney General Rob Bonta called the president's move to federalize the National Guard an "infringement" on state sovereignty.

California is suing the Trump administration over its federalization of the state’s National Guard, alleging the move to deploy some 2,000 troops across the state without the approval of the governor or local law enforcement is unlawful,

Gov. Gavin Newsom told POLITICO that federal law requires President Donald Trump to coordinate his call-up of the National Guard with the state.