Justice Department lawyers were in federal court Monday to defend the Trump administration’s deployment of Marines and California National Guard troops during violent anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles in June.

The three-day trial kicked off in San Francisco, with attorneys for the state arguing the deployment — which California Gov. Gavin Newsom strenuously objected to — violated a federal law against using military forces for domestic law enforcement. 4

The protests began June 6 as lawful demonstrations stemming from a series of raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that saw more than 100 illegal immigrants rounded up around the city.

Hundreds took to the streets, chanting in opposition and waving Mexican flags and anti-ICE signs while clashing with cops an

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