An appeals court on Thursday (June 19, 2025) allowed President Donald Trump to keep control of National Guard troops he deployed to Los Angeles following protests over immigration raids.
The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found Mr. Trump acted illegally when he activated the soldiers over opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The deployment was the first by a President of a state National Guard without the Governor’s permission since 1965.
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In its decision, the court concluded that “it is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority” in federalizing control of the guard.
