US judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, orders to return control to Newsom
In an action that surprised many, a federal judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday halted President Donald Trump’s plan to station National Guard troops in the city. The judge ordered that the troops be returned to the governance of California’s governor, Gavin Newsom.
The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, struck down the administration’s claim that the recent protests against immigration officials constituted a rebellion meriting unprecedented federal control over state National Guard units. Breyer stated that the protests did not meet the threshold for such an extraordinary measure.
He also dismissed the argument that the courts lack jurisdiction to scrutinize a president’s emergency deployment of state forces, calling the notion an overreach of executive power. “The founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances. Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one,” Breyer remarked.
While the White House has yet to respond to a request for comment, the ruling clears the way for the California National Guard to resume ordinary duties under the state’s leadership.
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