On Monday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that President Donald Trump may deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, over Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek's objections.
The decision comes after weeks of tension between the White House and Oregon's Democratic leadership. In September, the president announced plans to federalize the state's National Guard, citing threats to federal property amid renewed protests against federal immigration enforcement in Portland. The state filed suit a day later. In its complaint, it argued that the president can only federalize the National Guard in "circumstances involving a foreign nation's 'invasion,' an outright 'rebellion,' or where the President has been 'unable with regular forces' to execute Federal Law through ordinary means." The state has said that the order violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the federal government from using military forces to carry out domestic law enforcement duties unless explicitly authorized by Congress.
