A court blocked Trump's order to deploy the U.S. Army in Los Angeles
A federal judge has ruled that Trump illegally federalized the National Guard last Saturday when he ordered the deployment of 2,000 troops in downtown Los Angeles to protect federal buildings and stop mass protests.
A court has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump's order to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles to stop the mass protests against migration raids.
A federal judge has ruled that Trump illegally federalized the National Guard last Saturday when he ordered the deployment of 2,000 troops in downtown Los Angeles to supposedly protect federal buildings and stop mass protests.
"What he did was illegal, exceeding his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, so he must immediately restore control of the National Guard to the Governor of the State," says the order issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Thus, the Court "must determine whether the President followed the procedure ordered by Congress for his actions," the letter states.