9th Circuit Temporarily Halts Lower Court's Ruling
A federal appeals court late Thursday blocked a lower court judge's order instructing President Donald Trump to return control of 4,000 California National Guard troops that he had federalized to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer had ruled that Trump's action was "illegal," but stayed his order from taking effect until 3 p.m. ET on Friday to allow the Trump administration to appeal his decision.
The administration promptly did just that, asking the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to block Breyer's ruling from taking effect.
The 9th Circuit, in temporarily granting that request, scheduled a hearing for Tuesday. A three-judge panel of the appellate court will consider arguments then on whether to extend a stay of Breyer's order, or allow his ruling to take effect.
Trump, over the past week, federalized 4,000 members of the California Guard and mobilized another approximately 700 U.S. Marines to respond to protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration enforcement actions in that city.
