Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of control A federal judge in Oregon on Friday blocked Donald Trump from deploying national guard troops to Portland, ruling there was no evidence of widespread violence to justify federal intervention. The US district court judge, Karin Immergut, a … Read more
President remains barred from deploying national guard as appeals court agrees to ‘en banc’ rehearing of case The Trump administration remains barred from deploying the national guard in Portland, Oregon, following a federal appeals court ruling. The ninth circuit court of appeals agreed on Tuesday that it would rehear a case over the president’s authority … Read more
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland Before a federal judge blocked Donald Trump from putting members of California’s national guard on the streets of Portland, Oregon, late on Sunday, the state’s Republican party welcomed the planned deployment in celebratory posts on social media. “President Trump on Sunday … Read more
State attorney general asks federal court to block Trump from sending troops to city based on ‘social media gossip’ The state of Oregon filed a lawsuit in federal court on Sunday seeking to block the deployment of 200 national guard troops to Portland, arguing Donald Trump’s characterization of the peaceful city as “war ravaged” is … Read more