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Posted on Sep 02, 2025 / USA

A federal court in California has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s administration broke the law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles after protests erupted over immigration raids. The court said the move violated the Posse Comitatus Act, an 1878 law that limits the use of military forces for domestic law enforcement.

Judge Charles Breyer stated that Trump and former Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who were involved in the deployment decision, acted unlawfully. The Posse Comitatus Act generally forbids the military from participating in arrests, detentions, searches, patrols, riot control, and similar policing activities, except under certain exceptions.

The ruling prevents Trump and Hegseth from using military forces for law enforcement in California. However, the ban will not take effect for another week and a half to allow the administration time to appeal.

“Los Angeles is the first U.S. city to which President Trump and Secretary Hegseth have sent troops, but it will not be the last,” Judge Breyer noted. The restriction currently applies only to California.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who filed the lawsuit, praised the ruling, saying it provides “a necessary response to Trump’s illegal militarization of the city.”

The controversy began in early June, when ICE officers arrested over 100 immigrants in a single week, triggering clashes in Los Angeles. Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops and Marines to respond. Governor Newsom, a longtime Trump critic, called for calm and challenged the deployment in court.

Earlier in June, Judge Breyer initially ruled the National Guard deployment unlawful and sought to return control to the state. That ruling was temporarily overturned by a federal appeals court. However, this latest decision marks the first time a court has explicitly found a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act in connection with Trump’s troop deployment.

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