January 2, 2026 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) has issued the following statement after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted its stay on a federal judge’s order barring the Trump Administration from deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles, ending the federalization of California’s National Guard and returning authority over them to the state:

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“Today’s order affirms what we’ve said from the beginning: the Trump Administration’s choice to federalize and deploy National Guard troops in Los Angeles was unlawful. This deployment is reckless, harmful, and an abuse of executive power that has put service members in an impossible position.

“The fight is not over but I look forward to the remaining service members returning to their families, their jobs, and their primary critical missions as soon as possible.”


On Saturday, January 11, 2025 California Governor Gavin Newsom meets with National Guard members in Los Angeles

Source: Senator Alex Padilla