Appeals Court Temporarily Lifts Restrictions on Trump’s Los Angeles National Guard Deployment

The appellate court reversed a lower court decision limiting the president’s use of the military in Los Angeles.

Protestors confront federal agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily lifted restrictions placed on President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, reversing a lower court order.

In a brief order totaling less than 100 words and consisting of a single paragraph, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request from the administration to block a Sept. 2 decision by San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer.