A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the Trump administration must end its federal takeover of the California National Guard and return control of the force to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“The Founders designed our government to be a system of checks and balances,” U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote in a 35-page ruling. “Defendants, however, make clear that the only check they want is a blank one.”
Los Angeles was among the first cities targeted by the Trump administration earlier this summer following a weekend of protests against the administration’s immigration crackdown. Trump originally sent more than 4,000 troops to the city, the majority of whom have since been withdrawn, leaving just under 100 members.