US EditionJudge Rules Trump Administration Failed to Meet Legal Requirements for Troops
Judge Karin Immergut ruled that President Trump's deployment of 200 National Guard troops to Portland violated the Tenth Amendment and lacked necessary legal grounds.
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US federal judge rules Trump unlawfully seized control of Oregon National Guard
A US federal judge in Oregon on Friday evening ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully seized control of state National Guard units to police protests in Portland, issuing a sweeping injunction that sharply curtails the White House’s claimed power to deploy guard troops over a state’s objection. In a 106-page opinion, US District Judge Karin Immergut held that Trump’s federalization of 200 Oregon National Guard members, followed by deployme…
U.S. President Donald Trump draws the image of an urban dystopia from the democratically governed city of Portland in Oregon, where violence and criminal gangs prevail. He also wants to send the National Guard there, which, however, was again banned by a U.S. court on Friday (local time). In the U.S., Portland is actually considered a colorful and peaceful city, which is also evident in the protests against Trump's policies.
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