California, Trump and National Guard
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to give back control of the California National Guard back to the state after finding U.S. President Donald Trump had overstepped his bounds with the “unlawful” decision to send troops to Los Angeles.
Officials are digging in, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying the president’s order to deploy the National Guard in L.A. could be rolled out elsewhere.
With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.