WATCH: Gov. Newsom addresses Californians from Los Angeles
Jesus Reyes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Governor Gavin Newsom addressed Californians from Los Angeles. You can watch the address below:
Newsom said President Donald Trump “chose theatrics over public safety” in deploying the National Guard to respond to protests in Los Angeles.
He criticized the Trump administration for carrying out mass deportations.
When immigration raids took place in Los Angeles, “everyday Angelenos came out to exercise their constitutional right to free speech and assembly, to protest their government’s action,” Newsom said.
Instead of targeting undocumented immigrants and criminals, the Trump administration is focusing on mass deportations, according to Newsom.
The Trump administration is “indiscriminately targeting hardworking immigrant families regardless of their roots or risk,” Newsom said Tuesday.
Newsom’s address comes a few hours after a federal judge denied a request by the state of California for an emergency order blocking the deployment of additional federalized National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to the Los Angeles area.
The ruling came hours after California filed an emergency motion against the Trump administration asking the court to take immediate action to block President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Defense from expanding the current mission of National Guard personnel and Marines in Los Angeles.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer scheduled a hearing for Thursday afternoon in San Francisco federal court on the state’s request for a restraining order.