New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- A federal judge on Wednesday (December 10) blocked President Donald Trump's order to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles, directing that the units be returned to the control of California's governor.

US District Judge Charles Breyer rejected the Trump administration's argument that recent protests against immigration authorities constituted a rebellion, which would have legally justified the extraordinary step of taking federal control of state National Guard units.

Breyer also dismissed the administration's claim that courts cannot review a president's decision to assume control of state National Guard units during an emergency. The judge described this position as an overly broad interpretation of executi...