WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BREAKING NEWS. WE JUST LEARNED THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS REJECTED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S REQUEST TO KEEP THE NATIONAL GUARD IN LOS ANGELES. SO THIS MEANS THE GUARD WILL BE LEAVING LOS ANGELES THIS WEEKEND. A JUDGE HAD BARRED THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN LOS ANGELES. AND TONIGHT, THE NINTH CIRCUIT IS ALLOWING THAT TO TAKE EFFECT. THE COURT IS PAUSING THE SECOND PART OF THE ORDER, WHICH RETURNS FEDERALIZED CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO THE GOVERNOR’S COMMAND. ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, THE NINTH CIRCUIT’S DECISION MEANS THAT COME MONDAY, THERE WILL BE NO NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS DEPLOYED IN CALIFORNIA. LET ME REPEAT, HE SAID. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX MONTHS, THERE WILL BE NO MILITARY DEPLOYED ON THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS BREAKING NEWS ON AIR AND ONLINE. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE KCRA 3 APP AND TURN ON PUS
Ninth Circuit decision will clear California National Guard troops from Los Angeles by Monday, AG says
Updated: 10:20 PM PST Dec 12, 2025
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. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
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.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel