Ninth Circuit decision will clear California National Guard troops from Los Angeles by Monday, AG says

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Updated: 10:52 PM PST Dec 12, 2025

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Lindsay Weber

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SAN FRANCISCO —

A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday will bar the deployment of the California National Guard in Los Angeles—for now, according to the attorney general’s office.

“The Ninth Circuit’s decision means that, come Monday, there will be no National Guard troops deployed in California. Let me repeat: For the first time in six months, there will be no military deployed on the streets of Los Angeles,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta in a news release.

The Ninth Circuit issued a partial administrative stay in the ongoing court battle between California leaders and President Donald Trump over control of the state’s National Guard troops. The attorney general’s office explained that the stay means the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s order barring the deployment of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles will remain in effect for now.

However, the stay also pauses the second part of the order, returning federalized California National Guard troops to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s command.

“While this decision is not final, it is a gratifying and hard-fought step in the right direction,” Bonta said. “There is no crisis to justify the National Guard’s continued presence, and we look forward to continuing to prove that in court.”

President Trump first deployed 2,000 members of the National Guard to Los Angeles in June after two days of clashes over immigration raids. Gov. Newsom called the move “purposefully inflammatory,” and California took legal action just days later, sparking the still ongoing legal battle.

In the following months, U.S. Justice Department lawyers maintained that the administration still needed Guard members in the Los Angeles area to help protect federal personnel and property.

 

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