President Trump celebrated a temporary legal win after a federal appeals court allowed him to retain control over the National Guard in Los Angeles during ongoing immigration protests. This ruling temporarily paused a previous decision by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, who deemed the deployment unlawful. The situation has sparked discussions on the limits of presidential power and the role of military forces in civilian contexts. Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the escalation, suggesting it reflected authoritarianism, as 700 Marines were deployed to support the Guard's presence at a protest site.
Trump cheered the result on Friday morning via Truth Social: The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard to keep our cities, in this case Los Angeles, safe. If I didn't send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now. We saved L.A. Thank you for the Decision!!!
A battalion of 700 U.S. Marines is expected to arrive Friday to support the Guard, an extraordinary escalation that critics, including Newsom, argue smacks of authoritarian excess.
The legal whiplash, pausing Breyer's 36-page rebuke just two hours after it dropped, left Los Angeles caught between two clashing branches of government and a national debate over presidential power, immigration enforcement, and military presence in civilian life.
I'm confident, on the basis of the review of the 36 pages absolutely it will stand, Newsom said of the district judge's order.
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