In the United States, a federal court issued a temporary injunction preventing the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland as part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to address crime. NBC News reported this development on October 4, stating that a judge in Oregon blocked the arrival of 200 National Guard soldiers on Saturday. The lawsuit was filed by Oregon’s state and city leadership, with the ban set to expire on October 18 but potentially extended. Judge Karin Immergut emphasized that while Congress has constitutional authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement, suppressing uprisings, or repelling invasions, such actions without proper justification undermine Oregon’s sovereignty.
Trump had previously announced the deployment of National Guard units to Oregon on October 1, citing “worsening lawlessness” and attacks on federal employees. He claimed the forces would restore order in the state. Earlier, in August, Trump deployed National Guard members to Washington, D.C., where he later reported an 87% drop in crime and the seizure of over 100 firearms. On October 4, he also urged Illinois Governor Jay B. Pritzker to deploy the National Guard against crime, but Pritzker declined.
Federal Court Temporarily Halts Trump’s Plan to Deploy National Guard to Portland
