Donald Trump, California National Guard
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Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor, but an appeals court stayed the extraordinary decision Thursday night.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday that he’ll soon file a lawsuit against the Trump administration for federalizing National Guard troops this weekend.
"Texas National Guard will be deployed to locations across the state to ensure peace & order," said Texas governor Greg Abbott.
Dozens of National Guard members, wearing helmets, riot gear and carrying rifles, arrived in Los Angeles Sunday morning after being called up by President Donald Trump to quell violent demonstrations.
Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor. But he also ruled that it was premature to restrict the use of active-duty Marines.
Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to quell LA protests is a rare exercise of presidential power.
The deployment was unauthorized by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who wrote that federal actions inflamed tensions while pulling away resources.