Marines set to join National Guard in L.A.
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Roughly 200 Marines were sent into Los Angeles on Friday to protect a federal building, replacing some National Guard troops stationed there, according to the military commander overseeing the federal deployments in the city.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled that Donald Trump unlawfully federalized the California National Guard.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked the district court judge's ruling until a hearing that will be held Tuesday.
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A federal appeals court late Thursday paused a ruling that required President Donald Trump to return control of members of California’s National Guard to the state.
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 Gov. Gavin Newsom has rebuked President Donald Trump after a federal court judge has blocked a National Guard federalization request by the president.
Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
A U.S. Northern Command spokesman said the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines were expected to head out by trucks to Los Angeles Monday night.