A federal judge on Tuesday prohibited the Trump administration from sending the National Guard to fight crime in California , ruling the president’s deployment of troops violated federal law and turned nearly 5,000 soldiers into a national police force.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued the order for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, according to a court filing.

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Breyer prohibited the use of troops deployed in California and any other military troops in the state to “execute the laws,” but he paused his ruling

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