A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the deployment of National Guard units in Los Angeles and ordered control of the soldiers’ activity to be returned to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, saying President Donald Trump overstepped his legal authority in ordering thousands of soldiers to the city this summer.

The Trump administration, which ordered a total of 4,000 troops in response to violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted a series of raids in early June, vowed to press ahead in the legal battle.

“President Trump exercised his lawful authority to deploy National Guard troops to support federal officers and assets following violent riots that local leaders like Newscum refused to stop,” Abigail Jackson, a Whi

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