Federal judge orders Trump administration to end deployment of CA National Guard troops in LA

"U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction sought by California officials who opposed President Donald Trump's extraordinary move to use state Guard troops without the governor's approval to further his immigration enforcement efforts. But he also put the decision on hold until Monday. California argued that conditions in Los Angeles had changed since Trump first took command of the troops and deployed them in June."

"The administration initially called up more than 4,000 California National Guard troops, but that number had dropped to several hundred by late October, with only a 100 or so troops remaining in the Los Angeles area. But the Republican administration extended the deployment until February while also trying to use California Guard members in Portland, Oregon as part of its effort to send the military into Democratic-run cities despite fierce resistance from mayors and governors."

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer granted a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state. The judge put the injunction on hold until Monday. California said conditions in Los Angeles had changed since Trump assumed command and that troop levels fell from over 4,000 in June to roughly one hundred in the Los Angeles area by late October. The administration extended the deployment through February and sought to use California Guard members in Portland. Justice Department lawyers said Guard members were needed to protect federal personnel and property.

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