New Delhi, June 11 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday filed an emergency request in federal court seeking to block the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard and US Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

"Sending trained warfighters onto the streets is unprecedented and threatens the very core of our democracy," he said.

"Donald Trump is behaving like a tyrant, not a President. We ask the court to immediately block these unlawful actions."

The filing submitted to the US District Court in Northern California requests an injunction by 1:00 p.m. local time (2000 GMT) and names President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as defendants, accusing them of violating the US Constitution.

The...