California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for suggesting Marine mobilization in Los Angeles amid immigration protests. Newsom accused the federal government of breaching state sovereignty by deploying the National Guard without his consent.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said that active-duty Marines could be mobilized as part of the federal government's response to protests against immigration raids in the Los Angeles area.