(NewsNation) — A federal judge ruled President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard to fight crime in California is illegal and blocked the president from continuing to deploy those troops in the state.
The ruling has been put on hold until Sept. 12.
Judge Charles Breyer ruled the deployment violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of military force for domestic law enforcement without the authorization of Congress.
Trump federalized California’s National Guard and sent 4,000 troops and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles after protests broke out in response to immigration raids.
Breyer said in his opinion that the troops were used for crowd control, establishing perimeters and blocking traffic.
The Trump administration argued the troops were used to protect federal personnel, which is an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act.
Trump has also deployed the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in an effort to fight crime in the district through the use of Home Rule, which grants the government authority to act in the district.
He has also threatened to deploy National Guard troops in other Democratic-run cities to fight crime despite objections from local leaders.
Trump has suggested Chicago, Baltimore, New York and San Francisco could see the use of National Guard and federal agents, which the president claims is necessary to crack down on crime.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal Breyer’s ruling.
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