Attorneys for California began presenting their case that President Donald Trump’s deployment of federalized California National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles earlier this summer violated federal law that prohibits the military from performing police functions on U.S. soil.

Trump called up the National Guard following civil unrest, as his administration began mass deportations and raids across Los Angeles and other cities.

Through Attorney General Rob Bonta, Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing Trump and the federal government, claiming the deployment violated the Posse Comitatus Act by having the U.S. military perform law enforcement duties.

The three-day trial opened Monday, the same day Trump ordered a similar military deployment in Washington, D.C., which could be affected

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