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Judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in LA with sharp rebuke
The Trump Administration must end its deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, according to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco.
Judge Breyer granted a preliminary injunction to California officials who opposed President Trump's use of state troops since June, when the administration seized control of the guard — against Governor Gavin Newsom's wishes — to confront protests against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles.
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Constitutional law scholars have also expressed concerns in recent months around Trump's federalization of various state National Guards,
saying the president is pushing the limits of executive power and normalizing the idea of troops on streets.
Breyer's ruling went on to say that the administration's "argument for a president to hold unchecked power to control state troops would wholly upend the federalism that is at the heart of our system of government.".
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Judge Breyer granted a preliminary injunction to California officials who opposed President Trump's use of state troops since June, when the administration seized control of the guard — against Governor Gavin Newsom's wishes — to confront protests against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles.
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Constitutional law scholars have also expressed concerns in recent months around Trump's federalization of various state National Guards,
saying the president is pushing the limits of executive power and normalizing the idea of troops on streets.
Breyer's ruling went on to say that the administration's "argument for a president to hold unchecked power to control state troops would wholly upend the federalism that is at the heart of our system of government.".
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https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5639822/national-guard-la-court-judge-trump