Federal lawyers are asking an appeals court to overturn a recent ruling in Oregon that blocked President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. On Friday, lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice gave notice that they’re appealing U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut’s Nov. 7 ruling to the 9th Circuit Court of […]
This is a breaking news story and will be updated President Donald Trump unlawfully took control of, and attempted to deploy, hundreds of National Guard troops to Portland against the wishes of state and local leaders, a federal judge has ruled. On Friday, following an expedited three-day trial and a week of deliberation, U.S. District […]
President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland against the wishes of state and local leaders is likely unlawful, a federal judge ruled Sunday night. Following an expedited three-day trial, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued a preliminary decision that finds the federal government violated Title 10 of […]
It’s been two and a half weeks since President Donald Trump posted on social media that he would send the military to Portland, setting off a legal battle that is now in the hands of four judges in two different courts. The ongoing legal fight has implications for cities including Los Angeles and Chicago, where […]
Three judges will decide “as quickly as possible,” they said, whether to uphold a temporary order barring President Donald Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. U.S. Circuit Judges Susan Graber, Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade heard oral arguments Thursday morning from the state of Oregon and the Trump administration in the 9th […]
About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, according to a ruling Wednesday by three judges in a federal appeals court. U.S. Circuit Judges Susan Graber, Adrienne Nelson and Bridget Bade in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted an […]
The city of Portland, state leaders and hundreds of Oregon and California National Guard troops are in legal limbo as federal courts determine the legality of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented efforts to federalize and deploy Guard troops to U.S. cities. Trump and his administration have not as of Monday afternoon asked a federal appeals court […]
California on Sunday joined Oregon and the city of Portland in suing over the Trump administration’s order to deploy National Guard troops to the city, the latest attempt to deploy federal troops to an American city. More than 100 members of the California National Guard, on orders from President Donald Trump, flew to Oregon overnight […]
Deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland for 60 days because of President Donald Trump’ claims that the city is “war ravaged” and “an unmitigated disaster” is likely to cost nearly $4 million in the soldiers’ pay alone.
(The Center Square) – Several hundred Portland, Ore., residents took to the streets Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump's order to deploy federal troops to the city to protect federal buildings, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on the South Waterfront, where protesters have clashed with ICE agents in recent days.
