A federal judge has ruled Donald Trump’s deployment of nearly 5,000 military troops in Los Angeles in June was illegal.
In his ruling, the judge said the Trump administration had violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits using the military to enforce domestic law.
Breaking News: President Trump’s deployment of thousands of Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles was illegal, a federal judge ruled. https://t.co/OKCqMzjcpZ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 2, 2025
From the New York Times:
The ruling, by Judge Charles R. Breyer of the Federal District Court in San Francisco, came more than two months into a contentious deployment that was set off by immigration protests in June and has since dwindled to about 300 National Guard soldiers.
The judge ordered that the remaining troops should either be released or limited to guarding federal buildings, but he placed his injunction on hold for 10 days.
In an executive order that was issued on June 7 over the objections of Gov. Newsom, who normally controls the state’s National Guard troops, the president wrote that “violent protests” had grown into “a form of rebellion,” and that the military was needed to “temporarily protect” federal agents and property.
As you may recall, city officials strongly disagreed with Trump at the time saying the protests, which were primarily confined to a few blocks in downtown LA, were being handled by local police.
Newsom v. Trump: a federal court granted our injunction, blocking Trump’s illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement. The ruling is clear: Trump is breaking the law by trying to create a national police force with himself as its chief. pic.twitter.com/VAjo2yDQul
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) September 2, 2025
A judge ruled that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in LA was illegal.
As retired General Greg Smith told us back in June, politicians co-opting the military puts the roots of our democracy in “extreme danger.”
— Reveal (@revealnews.org) September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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