A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump on Thursday to return the control of the National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles (La) to the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, failing against the controversial decision of the president to respond with federal forces to the immigration protests in the city, although the Trump administration quickly appealed the order of the judge quickly appealed the order of the judge.
Key data
The American district judge Charles Breyer said in a presentation that Trump must “return the control of the California National Guard to the Governor of the State of California immediately.”
The judge said that the deployment of the National Guard by Trump, which was made without the approval of Newsom, was illegal, “exceeding the scope of its statutory authority and violating the tenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States.”
Newsom described the ruling as a victory for the United States and said it is “a brake on a man whose authoritarian trends increase day by day”, before demanding Trump’s fulfillment with Breyer’s order.
Breyer established that the order would take effect at the 3 PM EDT on Friday, but the Trump administration appealed the order almost immediately, which means that federal troops could remain in Los Angeles until an appeals court decides the case, and it is possible that the case reaches the Supreme Court.
Breyer said earlier on Thursday that it did not seem that Trump had issued his order of the National Guard through Newsom, which is a requirement when the president seeks to deploy the troops in a given state.
Breyer said he was trying to understand “how something happens ‘through someone if you really did not dislike it,” and added: “It would be the first time I see something happens’ through someone if it never came directly,” Politico said.
Breyer also examined Trump’s justification that protests represented a danger of rebellion, deploying troops through a law that gives the president the power to do so in cases of “rebellion or danger of rebellion.”
The judge disagreed with Trump’s defense that a complaint of possible rebellion is not revisable by the courts, according to Politico, and added: «That is the difference between a constitutional government and King Jorge. It is not that a leader simply says something and is fulfilled ».
Key history
Protests for immigration in Los Angeles began last week in response to the raids of the Customs Immigration and Control Service (ICE) carried out in shops, graduations and courts of the city, as well as the broader immigration policies of Trump. The same night the protests began, the Trump government began to consider the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles. The protests continued during the week and federal troops were deployed, finally reaching a point where members of the National Guard briefly arrested protesters before giving them to local order forces for their arrest. Newsom has strongly criticized the use of the National Guard, accusing Trump to “fire the fire” and taking the president to the courts by the decision. The governor has claimed that his authority was violated with the deployment of the National Guard and the Marine Infantry, although this last force has not yet participated in operations in Los Angeles.
This article was originally published by Forbes Us.
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