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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Bedigan,Claire Rush and Gene Johnson

Trump administration permanently blocked from sending National Guard to Portland over ICE protests

Donald Trump has been permanently blocked from sending National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, after a federal judge found the administration failed to meet the legal requirements for their deployment to the city.

U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, said Friday the president had not established there was a “rebellion or danger of rebellion,” or that he was unable to enforce the law with regular forces.

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