Appeals court rules Trump can keep National Guard deployed
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A judge questioned the DOJ during a hearing Thursday about whether Trump followed the law when he activated the National Guard in response to recent anti-immigration enforcement protests and riots in Los Angeles.
Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor, but an appeals court stayed the extraordinary decision Thursday night.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S.
Amid the ongoing anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles, Tuesday a federal judge declined an emergency request by the Governor Newsom for an immediate restraining order, blocking the deployment of federalized National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles for law enforcement purposes.