Key Facts

• A US appeals court ruled that President Trump can control National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
• The decision affects approximately 4,000 troops deployed in response to protests against an immigration crackdown.
• Local leaders and California Governor Gavin Newsom objected, calling the troop deployment unnecessary.
• The previous lower court ruling found Trump's actions illegal and ordered he return control to California’s governor, but this order was paused.
• The appeals court said Trump did not need to issue the deployment order through the state governor.
• The ruling allows continued deployment of troops to protect federal agents and property during immigration raids.
• Governor Newsom criticized the decision, saying it was a misuse of military force against citizens.
• The deployment is one of the few times a president has deployed the National Guard without a governor's consent in the last 50 years.