A federal appeals court late Thursday night blocked a U.S. district court judge’s ruling that President Donald Trump’s move to put the National Guard in Los Angeles was “illegal” — allowing Trump to keep control of the deployment for now.
A three-judge panel granted the government’s request to stay Judge Charles Breyer’s order and set a hearing for next week, meaning Trump will be able to direct the National Guard at least until then.
Hours earlier, Breyer ordered the Trump administration to return control over the California National Guard to state authorities after the president unilaterally deployed them to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests there.