District of Columbia judge Jia Cobb has ordered the US administration to halt its deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., reported the Associated Press .

Cobb determined that the deployment initiated by US president Donald Trump in August was an unlawful intrusion on the authority of local officials over law enforcement in D.C. She said that while Trump was authorized to protect federal functioning and property, he could not unilaterally deploy National Guard troops from DC or other states as he saw fit.

D.C. attorney general Brian Schwalb had filed the suit, which called for the White House to be prevented from sending troops without mayoral approval while the suit was ongoing. Schwalb issued a call to send the troops home after Cobb’s decision was released.

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