California officials have asked a federal district judge to enjoin the Trump administration from using the National Guard in Los Angeles, arguing the high appeals court order allowing the federalization has been treated as a “blank check” to use the forces beyond the Golden State.

In a filing to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, officials argue that there is “no lawful basis” for keeping troops deployed as fiery protests of immigration enforcement operations have died down since their peak in June, when the deployment of National Guard troops began.

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