LOS ANGELES − The state of California will sue the Trump administration challenging the decision to federalize the National Guard and send its members onto city streets amid increasingly hostile protests over Trump immigration policies, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday.

Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 troops in Los Angeles for what is expected to last 60 days, according to California’s adjutant general.

Bonta said the lawsuit against the administration would be filed Monday afternoon at a press conference, calling Trump's move "unnecessary, counterproductive and most importantly unlawful. " Bonta said Trump's order abused the federal government's authority and "trampled over" Gov. Gavin Newsom's sovereignty.

Trump said the guard would restore order amid mounting

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