Kayla Epstein BBC News
A federal judge in California has ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles this summer was illegal.
The ruling comes as Trump seeks to use National Guard troops in order to crack down on crime in other US cities and support immigration enforcement.
Trump deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests against immigration raids.
US District Judge Charles Breyer ruled on Tuesday that the government had violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the power of the federal government to use military force for domestic matters.
Judge Breyer has put the ruling on hold until 12 September and Trump will likely appeal.
The president has already deployed hundreds of National Guard troops in Washington DC and is weighing dispatching troops to Chicago as soon as this week.
After Trump deployed troops to Los Angeles, Governor Gavin Newsom sued the administration for alleged violations of the Posse Comitatus Act.
