National Guard troops deployed in LA

President Donald Trump announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in California to disperse protests sparked by immigration raids.

Immigration authorities and demonstrators have clashed for two days in the Los Angeles area, with no rest since the beginning of Friday after dozens of people were detained by federal immigration agents across different locations.

California Governor Gavin Newsom called President Trump on Friday, June 6, 2025, and they spoke for approximately 40 minutes. President Trump has claimed, without evidence, that he was forced to step in because California Democratic officials, including Governor Newsom, were incapable of stopping the protests themselves.

Stephen Montoya, Partner at Montoya, Lucero and Pastor, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss what President Trump had to say and what will happen next.

Montoya stated that the decision was constitutional. However, he believes the correct usage of the law was not in place.

“He has to use the right law, and as of last night he wasn’t using the right law. He was using Title 10 of the United States Code section 12406 which only authorizes him to call out the National Guard. And moreover once he does call out the National Guard, everything goes through the governors of the states or in the case of the District of Columbia, through the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia,” Montoya said.

Montoya also shared some insight about the possibility of a lawsuit against the president on behalf of the officials in California.

“I think they do have a case, it’s a difficult case though. Because even though, and it depends upon how the United States answers the case. Really because the insurrection, the insurrection law is presently constituted allows calling up the armed forces of the United States rather than merely the National Guard which is the successor to the militias,” Montoya said.