Overview

• Judge Breyer ordered the Trump administration to turn over documents, photos and internal reports and to make key officials available for depositions on National Guard and Marine operations in Southern California.
• California has asked for a preliminary injunction to limit how long and where the federalized Guard can serve under the Posse Comitatus Act’s ban on military involvement in civilian law enforcement.
• The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that President Trump likely acted within his authority when he federalized about 4,000 Guard members and 700 Marines to protect federal immigration officers and property.
• State data show that nearly one-third of the California National Guard’s counterdrug team and more than half of its firefighting crews were diverted to support operations in Los Angeles.
• About 315 Guard troops participated in a DEA raid on illegal marijuana farms in the Coachella Valley, intensifying disputes over whether their mission extends beyond securing federal buildings.