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LA protests: Trump can keep control of National Guard, appeals court rules | LiveNOW from FOX
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2:32Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump will be able to keep the National Guard in Los Angeles, according to a ruling from an appeals court.
Thursday's ruling comes as a previous appeals court hearing decided to block a federal judge's ruling that initially ordered Trump to give control of the troops to California. The ruling favoring the Trump administration's wishes to keep the National Guard in Southern California turned the tables on Governor Gavin Newsom, who wanted the troops out of the area.
In its decision, the court concluded that "it is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority" in federalizing control of the guard.
It also found that even if the federal government failed to notify the governor of California before federalizing the National Guard as required by law, Newsom had no power to veto the president's order. The court case could have wider implications on the president's power to deploy soldiers within the United States after Trump directed immigration officials to prioritize deportations from other Democratic-run cities.
This deployment was the first by a president to mobilize the National Guard without the governor's permission since 1965.
Earlier in the week, the Department of Defense announced it would send 2,000 additional National Guard troops to Southern California as the area remains a target for ICE raids, which have drawn protests and demonstrations from immigration advocates.
Earlier in the month, the Trump administration directed the National Guard to head to Los Angeles in the wake of anti-ICE protests.
The move went against the wishes of local elected officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Newsom.
"Donald Trump, without consulting California law enforcement leaders, commandeered 2,000 of our state's National Guard members to deploy on our streets illegally and for no reason," Newsom said on June 10.
Trump argued that the troops were necessary to restore order, while Newsom and Bass said the move inflamed tensions, usurped local authority and wasted resources.
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