Judge says Trump illegally deployed troops to help with LA protests, must return control
A US judge on Thursday temporarily barred US President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, finding that the Guard was unlawfully mobilised by Trump.
San Francisco-based US District Judge Charles Breyer ordered the National Guard to return to the control of California Governor Gavin Newsom, who sued to restrict its activity. Breyer’s order will take effect at noon on Friday.
Breyer said the protests in Los Angeles fall far short of “rebellion”. Trump justified the deployment of troops by qualifying the protests as a rebellion.
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