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Judge rules against Trump's Guard deployments, warns of 'national police force'

President Donald Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles this summer violated a federal law against military members conducting ...
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Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

California National Guard troops stand in front of a federal building in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025. AP Photo/Eric Thayer A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration ...

What Does the National Guard Do? Why Are Its Troops in U.S. Cities?

The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to ...
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National Guard deployment to fight crime blurs legal distinction between police and the military | The Conversation

A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests over immigration raids. In his ...