US appeals court allows Trump to keep control of National Guard in Los Angeles

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US appeals court allows Trump to keep control of National Guard in Los Angeles  An appeals court has allowed US President Donald Trump to maintain control of National Guard troops in California, deployed after protests against immigration raids erupted in the city.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/20/us-appeals-court-allows-trump-to-keep-control-of-national-guard-in-los-angeles  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can maintain control of the military

00:09in California. The decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found the president

00:15acted illegally in doing so. A three-judge panel unanimously concluded that Trump probably

00:24acted within his authority after deploying National Guard troops in LA to camp protests

00:30sparked by immigration raids. It said the government had presented enough evidence to show it had

00:39a defensible rationale for doing so, citing violent acts by protesters. Trump's decision

00:49was strongly opposed by the state's governor and prompted a national debate about the use

00:54of military on U.S. soil.

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