Trump Backs Arrest Threat Amid Guard Deployment

President Trump publicly supported calls to arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom after border czar Tom Homan suggested state leaders interfering with federal immigration enforcement could face arrest. The controversy intensified following ICE raids and the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles without the governor’s consent, marking the first such federal action since 1965. Governor Newsom condemned Trump’s remarks as authoritarian and warned they threaten core democratic principles. California officials responded by suing the Trump administration, alleging federal overreach. Legal experts emphasized Homan cannot legally arrest elected officials, and many view the threats as rhetorical. The dispute has deepened polarization, with Trump defending the deployment as essential and Newsom asserting state control.