Overview
- Trump announced he is removing Guard units from the three cities "for now" and warned they could return "in a much different and stronger form."
- The Supreme Court on Dec. 23 refused to allow the Chicago deployment, saying the administration had not shown authority to use the military to "execute the laws," with Justices Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch dissenting.
- The Justice Department told the Ninth Circuit it would no longer contest a California ruling returning Guard control to Gov. Gavin Newsom, after Los Angeles street deployments ended by Dec. 15.
- A federal judge permanently blocked the Portland deployment, and Guard units sent toward Chicago and Portland never patrolled as litigation unfolded.
- Other deployments continue or are newly approved elsewhere, including thousands in Washington, D.C., under appeal and about 350 Guard members in New Orleans for New Year’s patrols, while a Tennessee court blocked use of the Guard in Memphis.