红杏视频

PORTLAND, OR 鈥� A federal district court today granted Oregon Governor Tina Kotek鈥檚 and the City of Portland鈥檚 request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), blocking the Trump administration from federalizing and deploying 200 Oregon National Guard members to Portland. In her decision, Judge Karin Immergut found that the President鈥檚 determination that federal law enforcement officers could not 鈥渆xecute federal law鈥� was 鈥渟imply untethered to the facts鈥� in Portland, there was no 鈥渞ebellion鈥� or a 鈥渄anger of rebellion鈥� in the city, and that the forced federalization of Oregon National Guard members violated the Constitution because it interfered 鈥渨ith the constitutional balance of power between the federal and state governments.鈥�

鈥淲e applaud today's decision,鈥� said Sandy Chung, executive director of the 红杏视频 of Oregon. 鈥淛udge Immergut鈥檚 ruling is consistent with the law and the facts on the ground in Portland. Not only would deployment of our state鈥檚 National Guard members waste up to $10 million in taxpayer dollars, there is simply no basis to deploy troops into Portland. The President鈥檚 attempt to do so is a dangerous abuse of power, and very disrespectful of our state, its people, and our National Guard service members.鈥�

In the federal district court hearing on Friday, lawyers for the State of Oregon and City of Portland pointed out that the President鈥檚 National Guard activation over the Governor鈥檚 objection would result in approximately 60% of Oregon鈥檚 emergency response National Guard troops being unavailable for true emergencies like natural disasters. They also emphasized that protests near the Portland ICE facility have been overwhelmingly peaceful for months. According to their evidence, federal officials have themselves repeatedly told Portland officials that there was no need for additional local law enforcement support. In fact, the day before President Trump activated the Oregon National Guard, the Regional Director of the Federal Protective Service indicated to Portland police that there was 鈥渕inimal activity鈥� at the ICE facility. Oregon鈥檚 lawyers expressed concern that, like in Los Angeles, federal troop and law enforcement deployments would cause tension and escalation, not defuse it.

Meanwhile, the Justice Department lawyer representing President Trump and the Defense Department attempted to justify the National Guard activation with references to events in Los Angeles, Dallas, and President Trump鈥檚 Truth Social post declaring that Portland was 鈥渨ar ravaged鈥� and that ICE facilities were purportedly 鈥渦nder siege鈥� from "domestic terrorists.鈥�

The district court judge鈥檚 opinion emphasized 鈥渢his country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs. This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law. Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power鈥攖o the detriment of this nation.鈥�

鈥淎s the founders of this country made abundantly clear, turning troops on civilians is an intolerable threat to our liberties,鈥� said Hina Shamsi, director of 红杏视频鈥檚 National Security Project. 鈥淓ven when the Ninth Circuit applied an overly-deferential standard to the President's decision to deploy troops in Los Angeles, it said that the decision must be made in good faith and honest judgment. Today, the district court found both were missing in the President鈥檚 decision to deploy troops to Portland. When President Trump is trying his best to imperil our First Amendment rights and scare those protesting his cruel policies into silence, it鈥檚 encouraging to see this court ruling based on adherence to law and facts, not the President鈥檚 fantasies of beautiful, vibrant American cities as hellscapes.鈥�