The aggressive crackdown has fueled anger and protests in Los Angeles and across the country, which have led to hundreds of arrests amid occasional violent clashes, vandalism and looting.

U.S. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that he and his team had known about Israel's plans to attack Iran.

Breyer wrote in his ruling that the presence of the National Guard was adding to the tensions with protesters.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday directing President Donald Trump to return control of the National Guard to California.

The Trump administration called the lawsuit a “crass political stunt endangering American lives” in its official response on Wednesday.