U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut of Oregon announced her decision on whether the Trump administration's deployment of the National Guard to Portland qualifies for the use of military force to intervene in protests.
In his 106-page decision, Immergut found that the government's decision to deploy the National Guard had “no legal basis” because there was no evidence of “riot or threat of insurrection” in the city.
Immergut noted that the protests in Portland were largely peaceful, saying, “There is no evidence that these small protests have significantly impeded the enforcement of immigration laws.” he said.
On the other hand, White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson, who objected to the decision and argued that “riot and lawlessness” continued in the city, said: “President Trump used his legal authority to protect federal employees.” gave his assessment.
Judge Immergut temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to deploy about 200 National Guard troops nationwide to the city of Portland in early October.
Immergut announced on November 3 that it had decided to prevent troop deployment to Portland pending a final decision.
Trump's military moves against Democratic-dominated cities
The Washington government deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June to control anti-immigration protests and to the capital, Washington, in August to combat criminals.
President Trump's decision to take federal control of the Washington Police Department and deploy the National Guard to patrol the capital drew criticism, calling it a “dangerous power grab.”
While the US government stationed about 200 National Guardsmen in the city of Portland, Oregon on October 4th, on October 6th it decided to station about 400 Texas State National Guardsmen in Oregon, Illinois and other states.
The state governments have filed lawsuits against these decisions and the legal process continues.
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