Judge Says Trump’s Use of Military in Los Angeles Violated Posse Comitatus

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles earlier this year violated a federal law that prohibits using the military as a domestic police force.

San Francisco-based District Judge Charles Breyer issued an order blocking the federal government from using military troops in immigration raids or other law enforcement operations in California.

Breyer, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, wrote that Trump is using the military as “a national police force with the President as its chief.”