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Hegseth won’t commit to following court rulings on troops in LA
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced questions on June 12, 2025, about whether he would follow court rulings on troop deployments in Los Angeles amid protests against immigration raids.
- The troop deployment responded to six days of protests after ICE raids in Los Angeles, which escalated into unrest and hundreds of arrests, prompting legal action from California Governor Gavin Newsom to block the military's law enforcement role.
- Hegseth declined to commit to respecting a federal district court's potential order limiting troop activities and argued local judges should not decide national security or foreign policy, while Newsom condemned the intervention as an illegal waste.
- Trump deployed roughly 4,000 National Guard members along with 700 Marines, who had received training in de-escalation and crowd control, to safeguard federal buildings and immigration personnel. The Marines were authorized only to carry out temporary detentions to prevent harm or interference, with the obligation to hand over individuals to civilian law enforcement promptly.
- The dispute intensified a political showdown headed to court, highlighting tensions over executive authority, military use in domestic law enforcement, and broader debate on enforcement of court decisions during the Trump administration.
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Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Seem to Think a Pesky Court Ruling Should Stop Him From Sending Troops to American Cities
“We should not have local judges determining foreign policy or national security policy for the country,” said the Secretary of Defense on the same day as the Democratic Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a Homeland Security press conference.
Hegseth Won't Say He'd Follow Court Order on LA Troop Deployment
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say Thursday whether he would follow a federal district court order if it rules that the Trump administration's troop deployments to Los Angeles are illegal.
Hegseth Refuses to Say Whether He’d Abide by Judicial Orders Limiting Troop Deployments in LA or Other Cities
In an appearance before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refused to answer questions on whether the Trump administration would abide by future potential judicial rulings that could limit the deployment of the U.S. military in cities like Los Angeles. The administration has sent 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to Los Angeles so far… Source
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