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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon
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WDIO.com
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city.
The plaintiffs say the a deployment would violate the U.S. Constitution as well as a federal law that generally prohibits the military from being used to enforce domestic laws.
That announcement came after Trump called “war-ravaged” in late September, a characterization that Oregon officials called ludicrous while saying they do not need or want federal troops there.
A larger crowd demonstrated Sept. 28 following the announcement of the guard deployment.
The administration sent hundreds of agents for the stated purpose of protecting the federal courthouse and other federal property from vandalism.