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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Trump cleared to send National Guard into Portland after appeals court ruling

President Donald Trump may deploy the Oregon National Guard into Portland, despite objections by local officials, a federal appeals court said Monday.

A divided three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the administration, claiming Trump “lawfully exercised his statutory authority” when he attempted to deploy the Guard to the city amid anti-immigration raid protests.

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