United States, federal judge blocks Trump’s order to deploy National Guard in Portland

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In the United States, a federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy National Guard units to Oregon, specifically in response to unrest in Portland. The decision underscores ongoing legal challenges surrounding federal intervention in state affairs. teleSUR

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00:00In the United States, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump

00:03administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon. District

00:08Judge Gary Immergood said there was no evidence that recent

00:13protests called for the presence of National Guard troops. A ruling which

00:16will remain in effect until at least October 19th came a few hours after

00:20California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he would sue President Trump

00:24over the planned deployment of his state's troops. Newsom added that the Trump

00:28administration is unapologetically attacking the rule of law, ignoring

00:33court orders, and treating judges as political opponents.

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