Nationwide ICE protests live updates: Judge's ruling on National Guard temporarily blocked

The 9th U.S. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a federal judge's order that directed President Donald Trump to return control of National Guard troops to California after he deployed them there following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on June 17.

The ruling Thursday night came only hours after a federal judge's order was to take effect at noon Friday. That judge ruled the Guard deployment was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump's statutory authority. The order applied only to the National Guard troops and not Marines who were also deployed to the LA protests. The judge said he would not rule on the Marines because they are not out on the streets yet.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday directing President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard to California.

The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump's statutory authority.

The White House had no immediate comment on the ruling.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said Trump overstepped his bounds in ordering the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown.

It was not immediately clear how that would change the situation on the ground.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued to block the Guard's deployment against his wishes. California later filed an emergency motion asking the judge to block the Guard from assisting with immigration raids.

He argued that the troops were originally deployed to protect federal buildings and wanted the court to block the troops from helping protect immigration agents during the raids, saying that involving the Guard would only escalate tensions and promote civil unrest.

In a broad ruling, the judge determined Trump had not properly called the Guard up in the first place.

Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, speaking in an interview with The Associated Press and one other media outlet, said that as of Wednesday about 500 of the Guard troops have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations. Photos of Guard soldiers providing security for the agents have already been circulated by immigration officials.

Sherman is commander of Task Force 51, which is overseeing the Guard troops and Marines sent to Los Angeles.

Earlier in the day Breyer said he intended to rule quickly.

"This country was founded in response to a monarch, and the Constitution is a document of limitations. I'm trying to figure out where the lines are drawn," the judge said before a packed courtroom.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and numerous community leaders came together on Thursday afternoon to condemn the remarks of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who described the city as a war zone.

During Noem's earlier press conference, California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed while attempting to ask her a question -- sparking backlash from both sides of the political spectrum.

Bass and the community leaders -- made up of religious leaders, business owners, community organizers, and more -- wanted to show that Los Angeles stands together amid ongoing ICE raids across the city.

Watch L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' statement from her press conference on Thursday afternoon.

"You want to know Los Angeles? This is Los Angeles," Bass said, in a room full of supporters from across the city. "We are a city of labor, we are a city of businesses, we are a city of faith, we are a city of believers, and we are a city of dreamers."

"Last Thursday, ICE entered our city and provoked the city by chasing people through Home Depots and car washes and showing up at schools, and today, showing up at emergency rooms and homeless shelters," Bass said.

Bass slammed the DHS, which claimed that Padilla "interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem."

"How could you say that you did not know who he was? We see the videotape. We see him saying who he was. But how could you not recognize one of two senators in our state?" Bass said.

"It is my understanding that she arrived here late last night, was here for a few hours today, and came to that conclusion," Bass said about Noem calling the city a war zone. "There's no one up here that sees Los Angeles like that."

She emphasized that vandalism from protests is isolated to a few blocks in a city that is over 500 square miles.

In a statement on X on Thursday, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino defended how Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was physically removed from the room by federal officers when he tried to interrupt Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference in Los Angeles.

Bongino alleged that Padilla was not wearing a security pin and "physically resisted law enforcement" during the incident.

"Our FBI personnel acted completely appropriately while assisting Secret Service and we are grateful for their professionalism and service," Bongino said.