Judge Blocks Trump's National Guard Deployment

A federal judge has stopped President Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles, ordering them back under state governance. The court dismissed the administration's assertion that protests against immigration justified federal control of state National Guard units.

A federal judge has halted the deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles ordered by President Donald Trump, mandating their return to state control.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer turned down the Trump administration's argument that the recent protests against immigration authorities warranted treating them as a rebellion.

The decision underscores the legal limits of federal authority over state-controlled military forces during domestic unrest.