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Portland business owners plead for help as Trump pushes to keep troops in city
Business owners call for help amid ongoing violent crimes as federal troops face legal challenges; Portland’s violent crime rate is nearly double the national average, officials reported.
- On Tuesday, Portland, Oregon business owners sounded the alarm over rising crime as President Donald Trump pushed to keep federal troops in the city and authorized 200 National Guard members to protect ICE facilities.
- Guzman described how gunfire reached her home and moments later learned her nephew had been shot; Amy Nichols said, `We need help here` after 10 break-ins.
- Portland Mayor's Office reports robberies dropped 10% and sexual assault decreased 12%, while Security.org lists 5,526 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- A U.S. District Court judge temporarily blocked the deployment order, while the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said around 100 rioters stormed the ICE facility on September 30th and six were arrested.
- A growing battle is brewing over how to describe crime in Portland, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blaming protesters and Portland's Police Chief defending the city, while local business owners remain unsure federal troops will help.
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