Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that he's removing the Guard troops for now. Members of the U.S. National Guard are seen at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chicago on Oct. 9. A judge permanently blocked the deployment of National Guard troops there in November after a three-day trial. That paves the way for the California National Guard troops to fully return to state control after Trump federalized the Guard in June. "For six months, California National Guard troops have been used as political pawns by a President desperate to be king," Bonta said.

Source: CBC News January 01, 2026 17:30 UTC