ABC7 News reporter Monica Madden was in the courtroom as a federal judge heard arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed National Guard soldiers to LA following June immigration raid protests.

After spending two days reviewing evidence, a California judge will use the third and last day of trial to examine the legality of the case.

A federal judge will hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles.

A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unconvinced after a three-day trial that the continued deployment of federalized members of California’s National Guard — who were originally deployed to Los Angeles in response to protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda — is lawful.

Justice Department lawyers were in federal court Monday to defend the Trump administration’s deployment of Marines and California National Guard troops during violent anti-ICE demonstrations

California National Guard members protect a federal building, covered in graffiti following protests triggered by immigration raids, in Los Angeles, on June 9, 2025. Police ordered the public to disperse from downtown Los Angeles on June 8 after further unrest, with cars torched and security forces firing tear gas at protesters, in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of ...

President Trump announced Saturday that 2,000 California National Guard troops would be sent to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. The move follows two days of unrest after an ICE ...