President Trump Sends National Guard into Portland in the Face of Opposition from Judge

By The Blog Source

Despite a federal court order to stop the relocation, President Trump on Sunday ordered 300 California National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon. Following months of violence outside an ICE facility caused by Antifa and what the White House described as a complete failure of local leaders to restore calm, the deployment was made.

The deployment occurred just one day after Trump's attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard was stopped by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who said that it was unconstitutional and violated federal law that limits military participation in domestic law enforcement.

Trump said he had "lawful authority" to defend federal agents and facilities under threat, so he directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to activate California troops in violation of the verdict.

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, called the action "un-American" and threatened to file a lawsuit. While ICE officers reported nightly attacks by Antifa crowds outside the Portland detention facility, the White House defended the decision by citing continuous "violent riots and attacks on law enforcement."

Despite a federal court injunction that sought to prevent him, President Donald Trump took dramatic action on Sunday by sending 300 California National Guard members to Portland, Oregon. Months of violent disturbances and nightly attacks on federal immigration officials preceded the action, as state and local authorities repeatedly failed to stop them.

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut declared on Saturday that sending troops would "violate the Constitution and federal law barring military involvement in domestic law enforcement," which prompted Trump to issue his order. According to her decision, the demonstrations in the vicinity of the ICE processing plant in South Portland were "small and uneventful." The Department of Homeland Security's allegations of the frequent harassment, vandalism, and attacks of ICE officers by agitators with ties to Antifa were squarely at odds with that conclusion.

Trump ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to use "all necessary forces" to defend federal properties in defiance of the verdict. According to White House officials, the president upheld federal law and ensured national security by acting in accordance with his constitutional powers. After violent rioting and attacks on law enforcement in Portland, "President Trump exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel," a White House spokesperson told The New York Post. "President Trump will not ignore the crime that is rife in American cities."

In a flurry of social media posts on Sunday, California Governor Gavin Newsom, whose state's Guard troops were activated, condemned the action, calling it "a blatant abuse of power" and vowing to challenge it in court. "They are currently en route there," Newsom posted on X. "We're going back to court to contest this. When such careless and authoritarian behavior occurs, the people cannot remain silent.

Attacks on the Portland ICE facility have been almost nightly since June. According to federal officials, protesters have attacked agents with rocks and pyrotechnics, slammed patrol cars, and harassed employees at their residences.

Trump demonstrated that he will not permit crowds to intimidate federal law enforcement or impede public order by deploying troops in spite of political and legal opposition. His action emphasizes a larger point: he will take steps if activist judges and local officials do not. For Trump, it's about establishing a clear boundary between leadership and capitulation, not just about Portland.

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