US EditionLaw and Order or Government Overreach? President Trump’s National Guard Plan Faces Revolt, Lawsuits
A federal judge blocked President Trump’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland citing constitutional concerns despite claims of prolonged unrest.
- On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut barred President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops into Portland and blocked California and Texas Guard deployments to Oregon.
- During his two presidencies, President Donald Trump has repeatedly name-checked Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington and cited more than 100 nights of protests at an ICE facility as justification for National Guard threats.
- Portland Police Chief Bob Day said the Portland Police Bureau manages protests outside the South Waterfront ICE facility without National Guard support, with 36 arrests since June and activity confined to one block.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration will appeal and called the ruling `untethered in reality and in the law`, while the Justice Department filed its appeal to the 9th Circuit.
- Attorneys for Illinois and Chicago argue federalization violates federal law and the Posse Comitatus Act, while FBI and Seattle Times data show violent crime has fallen since 2022.
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Trump’s Own Tweet on Portland Backfires as Judge Deals Him Harsh Loss
Over the weekend, a federal judge blocked President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland. The judge blocked Trump from deploying the California National Guard to Oregon, too. Interestingly, the ruling cited Trump’s own tweet, which described Portland as “war ravaged,” in determining that he does not have unlimited authority to wildly invent facts on the ground wholesale as a pretext to justify any use of the military he wants. “Th…
ICE Faces Ongoing Protests in Portland as Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment
PORTLAND, Ore.—Hundreds of protesters lined the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices Friday evening, chanting anti-ICE slogans and shouting threats as federal agents watched from behind a metal gate. “That overhang would be great to hang you all,” a woman clad in black said through a loudspeaker, while pointing her finger at the building. “We could fit twelve of you on each side … now that would be efficient. Preside…
Karoline Leavitt Shreds CNN's Kaitlan Collins for Suggesting National Guard is Unnecessary in Portland - Responds to Portland Judge Blocking National Guard Deployment, Says They will Appeal
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday confirmed that the Trump Administration will appeal a Trump-appointed judge’s decision in a tense exchange with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. Collins attempted to suggest that the President’s view that National Guard troops are necessary is inconsistent with what is happening on the ground in Portland, and Leavitt destroyed her.
Law and order or government overreach? President Trump’s National Guard plan faces revolt, lawsuits
President Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops in response to violent protests faces legal challenges from state leaders who call it an overreach.
Federal Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment to Portland Twice in Weekend
Here’s something that should be simple: federal buildings belong to the federal government. Radical concept, right? Yet in Portland, Oregon, we’re watching a disturbing precedent... The post Federal Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment to Portland Twice in Weekend appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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