Trump federalized the National Guard for L.A
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The National Guard is unique among the U.S. armed forces in that it can perform state and federal functions. The guard is generally called up to respond to state-level emergencies, such as natural ...
The troops that President Trump deployed to Los Angeles are members of a state-based militia that exists in every state and can be called in during natural disasters or civil unrest.
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Title 32 National Guard: Major General details LA mission dutiesThe National Guard has the authority to temporarily detain people who attack officers, but any arrests ultimately need to be made by local law enforcement.
A federal appeals court temporarily halted a judge's ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from deploying members of the California National Guard in L.A.
A ruling on whether to limit the California National Guard and Marines’ role in Los Angeles could come soon, a federal judge said during an hourlong
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an emergency request to block expansion of what they called the Trump administration's "unlawful militarization."
President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called it "illegal."
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