The order, handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer, is a blow to the Trump administration, and comes six months after the president in June deployed thousands of federalized National Guard troops to the city in response to a wave of immigration protests.

A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered an end to Donald Trump's deployment of National ​Guard troops to Los Angeles and directed that they be returned to the control of the state's Democratic governor.

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said the Trump administration has made "clear that the only check" it wants "is a blank one."

A federal judge on Dec. 10 blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, according to a court filing.