Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has rebuked President Donald Trump after a federal court judge has blocked a National Guard federalization request by the president.

Gov. Gavin Newsom long insisted that he had no interest in running for president, despite rampant speculation. Now he’s publicly acknowledging that it’s a possibility.

Richard Grenell, President Trump’s envoy for special missions and interim Kennedy Center director, said he has spoken with the president about potentially launching a gubernatorial campaign in

California had plans to ban sales of ICE vehicles starting a decade from now. President Trump has now signed a measure preventing that from happening.

Grenell was installed by Trump as head of the Kennedy Center in February as part of a drastic conservative overhaul of the iconic arts center which he criticized as being too liberal. His appointment, replacing longtime president Deborah Rutter, sparked backlash across the arts community.

Advocates are calling on Governor Newsom to fully decommission shuttered state prisons and prevent them from being repurposed as ICE detention centers, as federal immigration raids are increasing across California.

Blue states’ immigration policies were under intense scrutiny in Congress this past week, with a high-profile hearing featuring Democratic governors defending their choices to limit

Newsom says Trump’s LA actions marks the onset of a much broader effort to overturn political and cultural norms.