Overview

• U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found that ordering Guard soldiers to accompany ICE agents on raids violated federal law, citing improper military involvement in domestic policing.
• The court noted evidence of armed soldiers and military vehicles establishing security zones, blocking traffic, and controlling crowds in Los Angeles.
• Breyer did not order the immediate withdrawal of remaining National Guard troops stationed in Southern California.
• His ruling bars future use of the Guard for crime-fighting in California, with that prohibition stayed until September 12.
• California sued over the deployment under the Posse Comitatus Act; the administration argues the Guard protected federal officers rather than enforced laws, and an appeal is considered likely.