Judge blocks Trump administration’s deployment of national guard troops in Los Angeles | Trump administration

A U.S. judge blocked the federal government’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Wednesday morning and ordered the guard to return to the control of California’s governor, a court filing showed.

The Trump administration is being challenged in federal court over its authority and justification for maintaining command over the national guard troops it deployed to the city earlier this year.

In a historically rare move, the Trump administration federalized California’s national guard in June, sending nearly 4,000 troops in response to protests in the city over immigration raids, despite opposition from the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom.

Newsom called the move unprecedented and illegal, and the case has been playing out in the courts for months.

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Reuters contributed reporting.