Federal Judge Orders Trump Return California National Guard Control

A federal judge ruled against President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California, ordering him to return control to Governor Gavin Newsom. The judge deemed the deployment illegal, citing violations of the Tenth Amendment and Trump's statutory authority, particularly in response to immigration crackdown protests in Los Angeles. Governor Newsom condemned the militarization of city streets, emphasizing that the military belongs on battlefields, not in the community, and framed the ruling as a check on what he described as Trump's increasing authoritarian tendencies. Despite the ruling, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to continue the Trump administration's immigration raids, which have sparked widespread protests. The legal decision highlights the constitutional boundaries between federal and state authority over the National Guard and underscores escalating tensions surrounding immigration enforcement and civil unrest in major cities. The White House did not immediately comment on the court's order.