June 13, 2025 9:17 AM
Trump can keep National Guard deployed to Los Angeles for now, appeals court rules
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarily pausing a lower court's ruling blocking the mobilization. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision does not mean that the court will ultimately agree with Trump, but it means he will maintain command of the guard for now. Earlier on Thursday, San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Br...