9th Circuit rules that National Guard can deploy to Portland

"The ruling comes in the wake of a series of Trump authorizations to deploy National Guard troops to American cities including Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Chicago. President Trump has said the deployments are necessary to protect the work of ICE agents, and reduce crime. On Oct. 16, a federal appeals court upheld an earlier district court ruling in Illinois, temporarily blocking the president's federalization and deployment of the National Guard deployment there. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene."

"The Trump administration federalized 200 members of the Oregon National Guard on Sept. 28, after the president described Portland on social media as "war ravaged" and "under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists." This characterization is false according to local and state officials, residents, and journalists on the ground. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told NPR on Oct. 6 that the president's portrayal was "ludicrous." "We had thousands of people on the streets of Portland for the Portland Marathon," she said."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a temporary restraining order preventing the federal government from sending National Guard troops to Portland. The court said it is likely the President lawfully exercised authority under 10 U.S.C. 12406(3), which authorizes federalization of the National Guard when regular forces cannot execute federal laws. The ruling follows Trump deployments of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Chicago. The administration federalized 200 Oregon National Guard members on Sept. 28 after the president described Portland as "war ravaged" and "under siege." Local and state officials, residents, and journalists called that portrayal false.

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