US EditionJudge Who Blocked National Guard in Portland Faces Pivotal Decision
The Ninth Circuit court ruled 2-1 that President Trump lawfully federalized National Guard troops for federal property protection amid ongoing protests.
- On Monday, a three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit voted 2-1 to lift a lower court's temporary block, finding President Donald Trump lawfully federalized Oregon National Guard soldiers.
- Since June, protests at an ICE facility in Portland have drawn demonstrators, and President Donald Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to federalize 200 Guard members for 60 days.
- On Oct. 4, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut temporarily blocked the deployment; on Oct. 5, she limited sourcing troops after agents fired tear gas and flashbangs for over five minutes at the ICE facility during clashes following a No Kings protest.
- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a dissent urging an en banc rehearing, while Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek vowed to keep resisting the deployment.
- The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a restraining order in Chicago, highlighting divisions over the factual record underpinning the administration's accounts of violence, with judges disagreeing over its accuracy.
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Trump administration aims to remove second order blocking troops from Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – After winning their appeal to federalize the Oregon National Guard, the Trump administration has filed a motion to remove another order that also stopped the president from sending troops from other states to Portland. Prior to the appeals court decision, lawyers for the administration said they would immediately seek a stay on the second temporary restraining order (TRO) that barred California and Texas troops from being…
Appeals court clears Trump’s Portland troop deployment
What happenedA divided panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday lifted a lower court’s temporary block of President Donald Trump’s deployment of the Oregon National Guard in Portland.The ruling was the “latest win for Trump’s effort to deploy the military into cities across the country over the fierce objections of state and local leaders,” Politico said. In Chicago, meanwhile, a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel last week unanimou…
What’s next in Portland after court rules Trump can deploy troops?
Two judges, who were appointed by President Donald Trump, overturned a temporary restraining order blocking the mobilization of federal troops in Portland. CNN’s Nick Watt reports from outside an ICE facility in Oregon about the ruling and what legal hurdles remain for the Trump admin.
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