Members of the South Carolina National Guard ride a Metro train as they patrol, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered National Guard and law enforcement to patrol the nation's capital to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
A federal judge ordered Donald Trump to end his takeover of the California National Guard, rejecting his claim that the deployment was needed to protect immigration agents. Former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said the ruling essentially told Trump to “get your damn hands off” the Guard, marking yet another court rebuke of the administration’s attempts to seize state control.
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Judge shuts down Trump’s bid to seize state Guard, ex-prosecutor says it’s a rebuke
