A federal judge ruled Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles was illegal, ordering control returned to California Governor Gavin Newsom. Trump had sent troops during ICE protests without the governor’s consent, claiming it prevented the city from “burning down.” Judge Charles Breyer determined Trump violated laws governing National Guard deployments, stating his actions “were illegal” and required immediate reversal.
Trump angrily defended his decision on Truth Social, blaming Biden and Newsom for immigration issues and praising ICE officers as “heroes.” In subsequent posts, he claimed Los Angeles would be “burning to the ground” without his intervention and accused Newsom of incompetence. The ruling marks another legal setback for Trump’s controversial immigration enforcement tactics.
