A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops to aid immigration enforcement protests in Los Angeles earlier this year is illegal.

Judge Charles Breyer said the Trump administration violated a 19th-century law when it sent about 4,000 troops and 700 Marines to California in June to quell violent protests and aid federal agents in immigration enforcement efforts.

After Trump mobilized the troops, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, sued the administration and argued they were in violation of the law that prohibits the military from enforcing domestic laws. However, the administration has argued the troops were in Los Angeles to protect federal officers and property and not to enforce laws.

The Posse Comitatus Act is a statute from 1878 that proh

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