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Trump, Oregon Lawyers Make Their Cases over Portland Troop Deployment
Federal judges issued a temporary restraining order and appellate hold citing legal questions about the president's authority amid disputed claims of rebellion.
- Wednesday, President Donald Trump's attempt to send National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon stalled after a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel placed an administrative hold pending Thursday's arguments.
- The administration argues there is a threat of a "rebellion" and federal law permits Guard call-ups when regular forces cannot enforce laws, but Oregon officials and U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut said these claims are exaggerated and unproven.
- Protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building have often drawn fewer than two dozen people nightly since June, though some nights saw hundreds and 115 Federal Protective Service officers deployed.
- For now, Oregon is in a holding pattern as appeals court judges did not immediately rule but promised a swift opinion after questioning presidential Guard deployment limits Thursday.
- Critics charge the administration politicizes troop deployments in Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago, while supporters argue the president has sole authority to deploy federal forces; the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear a related Los Angeles case en banc on Oct. 22.
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Trump-appointed judges signal willingness to let president deploy troops to states
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trump’s authority to send soldiers to Portland with members of the court signaling receptiveness to an expansive new read of the president’s power to put boots on the ground in American cities. Read more...
'Oregon is our home': Neighbors united as National Guard decision looms
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Even as protests continue outside the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, with Portland police making two arrests Thursday night, neighbors around the city are vowing to stay united. Neighbors around Portland are standing together over what many local residents say is the unnecessary proposition of sending National Guard troops into the city as a federal court decision about the matter looms. In Northeas…
'Untethered from reality': Lawyers for Trump, Oregon, spar over National Guard deployment in court clash
Lawyers for President Donald Trump and the state of Oregon clashed Thursday before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over Trump’s push to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, a high-stakes showdown marked by sharp accusations that the president’s actions were unlawful and unnecessary.A three-judge panel, composed of two Trump appointees and one Clinton appointee, seemed deeply skeptical of the case made by Oregon Assistant Attorney General S…
Federal Appeals Court Seems Sympathetic to Trump’s Bid for National Guard Deployment in Oregon
A federal appeals court on Oct. 9 seemed sympathetic to President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to deal with violence directed at federal immigration facilities, while hearing arguments in a case brought against the president by the state. The hearing dealt with the federal government’s emergency appeal of the Oct. 4 order of Judge Karin J. Immergut of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, …
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