"…The brief detention marked the first time federal troops have detained a civilian since they were deployed to the nation’s second-largest city by President Donald Trump in response to protests over the administration’s immigration arrests."

"…The protests in Los Angeles have calmed down, but they’ve spread to other cities."

"…The move is another sign of the increasingly militarized response to unrest surrounding Trump's policies."

"…The unlawful federalization of National Guard members has interfered with the state's legitimate police power, and thus it violates the Tenth Amendment."

"…The district court's order improperly impinges on the Commander in Chief's supervision of military operations, countermands a military directive to officers in the field, and puts federal officers (and others) in harm's way."

"…Noem said the immigration raids that fueled the protests would move forward and agents have thousands of targets."

"…The appeals court's decision does not mean it will ultimately side with Trump, but it leaves control of the Guard in Trump's hands for the time being."

"…Americans are divided over President Donald Trump's decision to activate the military to respond to protests against his crackdown on migrants, with about half supportive of the move, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday."

"…The hypocrisy of his calling out California Gov. Gavin Newsom and claiming the state is out of control will be highlighted by the fact that Trump says the same thing about red-state governors dealing with widespread protests."

"…The appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's order that would have returned control of the National Guard to California."

"…The immigration raids that fueled the protests would move forward and agents have thousands of targets."

"…Judge Breyer's powerful opinion is an excellent start."

"…The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority."

"…The district court's order improperly impinges on the Commander in Chief's supervision of military operations, countermands a military directive to officers in the field, and puts federal officers (and others) in harm's way."

"…Breyer said the federal government exceeded its authority because it did not notify Newsom, as the statute cited by the administration requires, and wrote that Trump’s actions were illegal, “both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”"

"…A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's deployment of California's National Guard to Los Angeles and called the move illegal."

"…The court just confirmed what we all know — the military belongs on the battlefield, not on our city streets."

"…The ruling could still be appealed."

"…The Republican Texas governor’s move stands in sharp contrast to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, who has publicly clashed with Trump over his decision to deploy National Guard and Marine personnel in Los Angeles."

"…California leaders claim Trump inflamed the protests by sending in the military when it was not necessary."