Trump Admin Violated Law With Troop Deployment in LA, Judge Rules

A federal judge said that sending federal troops in response to anti-ICE protests breached a law that bars military enforcement of domestic laws.

Immigration protesters confront federal agents and California Army National Guard members in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully used Marines and National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

In a Sept. 2 order, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said the federal government couldn’t use the California National Guard or any military troops deployed in the state to engage in arrests, apprehensions, crowd control, and other activities.