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Trump sends California troops to Portland after court denies order Judge blocks Trump from sending National Guard from California to Portland
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US President Donald Trump has sent troops from California to Oregon after a court denied his attempt to deploy the National Guard in Portland. A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops from Texas and California to Portland, Oregon.
The deployment circumvents a judge's order blocking the deployment by instead using National Guard soldiers already serving in Los Angeles. The decision late on Sunday comes after the same court denied Trump's attempt to deploy Oregon's own National Guard members to Portland.
California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to file a lawsuit over the move, which he called a "breathtaking abuse of the law", while Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Trump was also redeploying the Texas National Guard. Portland is the latest Democrat-led city targeted as part of the president's attempt to address what he says is out-of-control crime, amid protests over his administration's immigration enforcement.
Portland is the latest Democrat-led city targeted as part of the president's attempt to address what he says is out-of-control crime, amid protests over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement. Trump has also authorised the deployment of National Guard troops from other states to Chicago in Illinois, to address what he says is out-of-control crime.
The Pentagon confirmed 200 members of the California National Guard had been reassigned to Portland to "support US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal personnel performing official duties". The ruling on Sunday from US District Judge Karin Immergut came shortly after the Pentagon confirmed 200 members of the California National Guard had been reassigned to Portland to "support US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal personnel performing official duties".
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said: "President Trump exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement." California and Oregon had sought a temporary restraining order against the deployment.
She attacked Newsom, saying he should "stand on the side of law-abiding citizens instead of violent criminals destroying Portland and cities across the country". Judge Immergut, who was appointed by Trump, said there was no evidence that recent protests in the city made the presence of federalised National Guard troops necessary.
During Sunday's emergency hearing, she pressed lawyers from the federal government on how the deployment of troops from other states was not simply a way to circumvent her earlier decision denying the deployment of Oregon's National Guard.
In that decision, she said the use of the military to quell unrest without Oregon's consent risked the sovereignty of that state and others, and inflamed tensions in the city of Portland.
Sunday's ruling will remain in effect until at least 19 October. The White House is yet to respond.
In previous remarks, the Trump administration had said the president was exercising his "lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement".
US cities should be military training grounds, Trump tells generalsUS cities should be military training grounds, Trump tells generals
Trump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to ChicagoTrump authorises deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago
Pritzker said late on Sunday night that Trump was "ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States". Meanwhile, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said late on Sunday night that Trump was "ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States".
He called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to "immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to co-ordinate". In a statement, the governor called the proposed deployment "Trump's invasion", and said there was "no reason" to send troops into any state without the "knowledge, consent, or cooperation" of local officials.
Over the summer, there were large daily protests in Los Angeles after the city became a target of increased immigration raids. He told CNN that the authorisation of troops there would incite protests and accused the administration of creating a "warzone" to rationalise the response.
Trump deployed the state's National Guard to quell the unrest in June - a significant decision, as deployments are typically left to a state's governor. Pritzker also called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to "immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to co-ordinate".
Newsom argued that using the military in Los Angeles was unnecessary and inflamed tensions. Trump said it saved the city from burning to the ground. In response, Abbott said he "fully authorized" Trump's decision to call up the Texas National Guard "to ensure safety for federal officials".
It is the troops still in Los Angeles from that deployment who the Trump administration redeployed to Portland. "You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it," he said in a statement on X.
"This isn't about public safety, it's about power. The commander-in-chief is using the US military as a political weapon against American citizens," Newsom said, accusing the president of ignoring courts. Like Portland, Chicago has seen protests over increased immigration enforcement. On Saturday, protests became violent, with immigration authorities saying they opened fire on an armed woman after she and others allegedly rammed their cars into law enforcement vehicles.
"We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct." The woman's condition is unclear, but officials said she drove herself to hospital.
Protests have been ongoing in Portland and other cities over the Trump administration's increased immigration enforcement.Protests have been ongoing in Portland and other cities over the Trump administration's increased immigration enforcement.
Portland, in particular, has long drawn Trump's ire over its alleged concentration of people his supporters describe as Antifa, short for "anti-fascist". The president recently signed an executive order designating the group, which is a loosely organised movement of far-left activists, as a domestic terrorist organisation.Portland, in particular, has long drawn Trump's ire over its alleged concentration of people his supporters describe as Antifa, short for "anti-fascist". The president recently signed an executive order designating the group, which is a loosely organised movement of far-left activists, as a domestic terrorist organisation.
The Portland deployment came one day after Trump authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago under a similar pretext.The Portland deployment came one day after Trump authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago under a similar pretext.
The city in Illinois has also seen protests over increased immigration enforcement. On Saturday, protests became violent, with immigration authorities saying they opened fire on an armed woman after she and others allegedly rammed their cars into law enforcement vehicles. Over the summer, there were large daily protests in Los Angeles after the city became a target of increased immigration raids.
The woman's condition is unclear, but officials said she drove herself to hospital. Trump deployed the state's National Guard to quell the unrest in June - a significant decision, as deployments are typically left to a state's governor.
State and local leaders have decried Trump's deployment plans there and called it an abuse of power. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Trump was "attempting to manufacture a crisis". Follow the twists and turns of Trump's second term with North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher's weekly US Politics Unspun newsletter. Readers in the UK can sign up here. Those outside the UK can sign up here.
On Sunday, Gov Pritzker told CNN that the authorisation of troops there will incite protests. He accused the administration of creating a "warzone" to rationalise the response.
"They want mayhem on the ground. They want to create the warzone so that they can send in even more troops," he told CNN's Jake Tapper. "They're using every lever at their disposal to keep us from maintaining order."