President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in Los Angeles has depleted a key wildfire-fighting force as California heads into its most dangerous season for blazes, Governor Gavin Newsom said.

Appeals court scrutinizes ruling that president unlawfully federalized the state’s force in Los Angeles, over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The legal battle over the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard in California continued in a federal appeals court on Tuesday. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals presided over a remote hearing regarding California's challenge to President Donald Trump's federalization of the state's National Guard troops amid protests over immigration enforcement in the Los Angeles area.