NYT:
Judge Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard in Los Angeles
The ruling orders the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor. It takes effect on Friday.
A federal judge issued an order late Thursday blocking President Trump from deploying members of the California National Guard in Los Angeles, and ordered the administration to return control of the forces to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The restraining order from District Judge Charles R. Breyer, which takes effect Friday at noon Pacific time, delivered a sharp rebuke to President Trump’s effort to deploy thousands of troops on the streets of an American city, a move that has contributed to nearly a week of political rancor and protests across the country.
“His actions were illegal — both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Judge Breyer wrote of Mr. Trump’s orders. The administration is expected to appeal.
The ruling came hours after images of a Democratic senator from California being grabbed and handcuffed by federal agents touched off another round of political furor. Unrest also flared on Thursday night at a privately run immigration detention center in Newark. And in Chicago, hundreds of people marched through the city in opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration raids and attempts to quell dissent.
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Demonstrations: Protests against the ongoing workplace raids were expected to continue through the weekend, when a nationwide series of demonstrations on Saturday has been planned for weeks. The protests are set to coincide with a military parade in Washington taking place on Mr. Trump’s 79th birthday.
Prosecutors alerted: The Justice Department warned the offices of U.S. attorneys around the country, as well as the entire criminal division of the department, to be prepared to handle requests to file criminal charges, or conduct searches, related to the demonstrations set for this weekend. Read more ›
Troop deployment: Before a judge’s ruling late Thursday, the military said that by Friday evening, roughly 700 Marines were expected to join 2,100 National Guard troops that have been guarding federal property and personnel in Los Angeles. The commander overseeing the military operations said on Wednesday that the Marines were at a naval base south of the city. Judge Breyer said he did not rule on the use of the Marines because they had not yet arrived on the streets of Los Angeles.