US EditionTrump can’t use National Guard in California to enforce laws, make arrests, judge rules
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that deploying 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles violated the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, limiting military use for domestic law enforcement.
- Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting details on military deployments in Los Angeles amid immigration protests, expressing concerns about costs and legality.
- A federal judge ruled that President Trump's deployment of the National Guard violated the Posse Comitatus Act by engaging in law enforcement activities.
- The judge's ruling found that Task Force 51 executed illegal domestic law enforcement duties that confused bystanders about their roles.
- Schiff stated that Trump's actions aimed to create a spectacle rather than ensure safety, while Padilla asserted the deployment aimed to turn service members into a national police force.
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California National Guard ruling may foreshadow battles in Chicago, Baltimore
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration's use of the California National Guard is illegal, and this decision could have ramifications in other big cities across the country.Since June, the California National Guard has been under federal control, activated by President Donald Trump. At its height, 4,000 Guard members and 700 Marines were on the ground in southern California.But Tuesday, Judge Charles Breyer ruled the Trump administration'…
Trump’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles ruled illegal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration “willfully” violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area in early June after immigration raids prompted days of protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Federal Judge Declares Trump Violated Posse Comitatus, Allows National Guard to Remain in LA
Federal District Court Judge Charles Breyer has ruled that President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops into Los Angeles, in response to the violent riots against ICE agents and law enforcement, has violated the 1878 Posse Comitatus law which prohibits the U.S. military from performing domestic law enforcement functions unless expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. Fulfilling his campaign promise of mass deportations, Tru…
Second Judge Rules Against Trump Having Sent National Guard to Los Angeles
by Natalia Mittelstadt Two judges ruled against President Trump for sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June. U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer, a Clinton appointee who is the younger brother of former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids in Los Angeles, The Associated Press reported. Californi…
Judge warns of ‘national police force’ in ruling
President Donald Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles this summer violated a federal law against military members conducting domestic law enforcement, a federal judge in California ruled early Tuesday.
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