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Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles

Trump illegally deployed national guard during LA Ice protests, judge rules

troops stand outside a building
Members of the California national guard and marines guard the entrance outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on 13 June 2025. Photograph: Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

The Trump administration illegally deployed thousands of national guard troops in Los Angeles earlier this summer amid widespread protests against its immigration enforcement actions, a federal judged said on Tuesday.

Judge Charles Breyer ruled in a case brought by the state of California that Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on raids.

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