San Francisco — A federal court hearing is scheduled for Thursday on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles.

Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles is “unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and 17 other Democratic state attorneys general said in a statement Wednesday.

The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.

4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night had tough words for President Trump, saying Trump 'illegally' deployed National Guard troops without consulting California law enforcement leaders and that Trump 'enflamed a combustible situation'.

LATEST: California will ask a judge to reverse President DONALD TRUMP ’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, arguing that the use of the military to suppress immigration protests is an illegal and unconstitutional intrusion on state authority.