On December 31, 2025, local time, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration must return command of California National Guard soldiers to California Governor Gavin Newson. In June 2025, US President Trump repeatedly ordered the dispatch of a total of about 4,000 California National Guard personnel and about 700 US Marines to the Los Angeles area without California Governor Newson requesting support to assist federal agencies in carrying out missions. The relevant practices were strongly opposed by Democrats in charge in Los Angeles and California. The US National Guard is a state militia force and usually only follows the command of each state governor, unless called up to perform a federal mission.

On December 31, 2025, local time, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration must return command of California National Guard soldiers to California Governor Gavin Newson. In June 2025, US President Trump repeatedly ordered the dispatch of a total of about 4,000 California National Guard personnel and about 700 US Marines to the Los Angeles area without California Governor Newson requesting support to assist federal agencies in carrying out missions. The relevant practices were strongly opposed by Democrats in charge in Los Angeles and California. The US National Guard is a state militia force and usually only follows the command of each state governor, unless called up to perform a federal mission.