The decision of US President Donald Trump suffered a major setback on Saturday, in which he ordered the deployment of 200 National Guard soldiers in the city of Portland in Oregon. The federal court has banned this decision till 18 October.
The order was given by the US District Judge Karin Immaragat, who was appointed in Trump’s first term. He said that the administration did not present any evidence to prove that protests in Portland had reached the level of a “rebellion” or they had severely interfered in law and order.
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Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Refield challenged the trump administration’s move in court. He argued that the President is exaggerating peaceful protests against his immigration policy to establish illegal control over the national guards.
Oregon government accused Trump administration
The Oregon government told the court that Trump’s decision is an attack on the autonomy of the state and it is a violation of the federal law. The petition filed in the court stated that Trump gave this order by watching videos of the 2020 big and violent demonstrations shown on Fox News, while this time the performances were “small and peaceful”.
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State government lawyers said that only 25 people were arrested in the middle of June and after that there was no arrest for three months. At the same time, the White House has indicated that it will appeal against this order.
Trump administration’s stand on deployment of guards
On Saturday evening too, protesters gathered outside the Ice headquarters in South Portland and shouted slogans against security forces, but the situation remained under control. The Trump administration says that this step is necessary to protect federal buildings from “domestic terrorism”, while opposition Democratic leaders are calling it political interference and misuse of power.
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