Judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment in LA with sharp rebuke

Kat Lonsdorf

December 10, 2025 / 10:28 am

The Trump Administration must end its deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, according to a ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco.

Judge Breyer granted a preliminary injunction to California officials who opposed President Trump's use of state troops since June, when the administration seized control of the guard — against Governor Gavin Newsom's wishes — to confront protests against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles.

The ruling is the latest in a series of legal setbacks for the Trump administration, which has deployed National Guard troops to several Democratic-led cities

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