Overview
- Trump announced on Truth Social that Guard units will leave the three cities and said they could return "in a much different and stronger way."
- The Supreme Court said the administration had not identified legal authority for using the military to execute laws in Illinois, blocking the Chicago federalization bid.
- A federal appeals court directed the administration to return control of California’s Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom, further constraining the deployments.
- The White House provided no timetable or logistics for the withdrawals from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland.
- Democratic officials, including California Attorney General Rob Bonta, praised the pullback, as reporting notes the administration could still consider the Insurrection Act.