<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>President Donald Trump violated federal law when he sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this year and had them perform law enforcement duties, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, a ruling that could hamstring the president’s ability to send the military into more Democratic-led cities as Trump appears poised to send troops into Chicago next.</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68b6f33d26099f40ac459ffd/National-Guard-troops-in-Los-Angeles-deployed-by-Trump/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2776&amp;cropY1=0&amp;cropY2=1562" alt="National Guard troops in Los Angeles deployed by Trump" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">California National Guard members stand guard at the Wilshire Federal Building on June 13 in Los Angeles, California.</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

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The decision could limit Trump’s ability to send the National Guard to other cities, as he threatens to send troops to Chicago.{ai:summary}<p>A federal judge ruled Trump violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles and having them perform law-enforcement duties.</p><p>The ruling could curb future deployments to Democratic-led cities as Trump appears poised to send troops to Chicago next.

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Trump Military Takeover Of LA Violated Federal Law, Court Rules

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