Los Angeles, June 13 -- A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order late Thursday, directing U.S. President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard to California.
Trump's deployment of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was illegal, both violating the Tenth Amendment and exceeding Trump's statutory authority, said the order, which takes effect at noon on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said Trump overstepped his bounds in ordering the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown.
California Governor Gavin Newsom sued to block the National Guard's deployment against his wishes. California later filed an...