Court permits Trump's troop deployment in Portland
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President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to an ICE facility in Portland to fend off what has been largely peaceful protests.
A three-judge panel on Monday overturned a lower court's temporary restraining order that blocked Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland.
A US appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard troops to Portland, rejecting Oregon’s opposition. The decision marks the latest flashpoint in tensions between the White House and liberal states resisting what they call Trump’s authoritarian overreach amid ongoing political and social unrest.