Tag Archives: California National Guard

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday, scaling back a controversial military response to immigration-related protests that erupted across the city last month. “Thanks to our troops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in …

President Donald Trump acted within his legal authority when he federalized California National Guard troops to respond to protests against federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday night. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration made …

A federal judge in California late Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to relinquish command of 4,000 National Guard troops the president called to help contain Los Angeles protests over immigration raids. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard was illegal, and ordered the return of control …