"It comes a week after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's National Guard deployment in Chicago. California's legal standoff began in June, when Trump first sent thousands of National Guard members and hundreds of U.S. Marines into Los Angeles in response to intense protests over federal immigration raids. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued a blistering ruling, ordering Trump to restore control of the about 100 troops in Los Angeles to Newsom."
"In a Tuesday filing with the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Department of Justice attorneys backed off their efforts to maintain the federal government's control of the troops. MORE: Gov. Newsom says he will sue Trump administration if it sends National Guard to SF "Defendants do not oppose lifting of the partial administrative stay and hereby respectfully withdraw their motion for a stay pending appeal," federal attorneys wrote in the brief. It comes a week after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration's National Guard deployment in Chicago."
"In earlier hearings and filings, the D.O.J argued that troops must remain in a president's control indefinitely after being federalized and that such orders are not reviewable by the courts. Despite months of calm in downtown L.A. following the June protests, the federal government argued the threat of more protests remains. In his Dec. 10 order, Breyer called their arguments "shocking," saying that interpretation would "permit a president to create a perpetual police force comprised of state troops, so long as they were first federalized lawfully.""
Department of Justice attorneys withdrew their motion in the 9th Circuit to maintain federal control over National Guard troops stationed in Los Angeles. The dispute began in June after federal forces, including thousands of Guard members and hundreds of Marines, were deployed amid protests over immigration raids. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ordered restoration of about 100 troops to state control and sharply criticized the federal position as allowing a perpetual federalized police force. The withdrawal follows a Supreme Court action blocking a similar deployment in Chicago and sets up a 9th Circuit decision on control.
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