More than half of the California National Guard’s firefighting teams were put under federal command, with no way to recall them.

A volley of court rulings has made the legal path unclear in a case challenging President Trump’s use of troops in Los Angeles. For now, the president has retained control of the state militia.

The Trump administration recently approved a request from the military commander of the National Guard troops deployed to respond to immigration-related unrest in the Los Angeles area to return some of the troops to California's command.