National Guard troops will stay under Trump's control
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Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor, but an appeals court stayed the extraordinary decision Thursday night.
Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that Los Angeles does not need National Guard troops to bolster city police amid protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, despite violent incidents.
Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to quell LA protests is a rare exercise of presidential power.