California urged a federal appeals court to leave in place for now a lower court’s order that would limit the Trump administration’s use of National Guard troops in Los Angeles to respond to protests ...

To some Angelenos, the notion that their city was being invaded by Mexico might sound like a fantastical twist on the history of U.S.-Mexico military relations.

“And if they weren’t, then the mayor and the governor would request the help of our guard. That was not done. It was not necessary,” Schiff said.