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October 21, 2025

Federal Court Gives Trump Green Light to Deploy Troops to Portland
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A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump can deploy the
National Guard to Portland, lifting a lower court's restraining order
that had blocked Trump from sending troops to the city. Oregon Attorney
General Dan Rayfield said if the ruling stands, it would give Trump
"unilateral power to put Oregon soldiers on our streets with almost no
justification," adding, "We are on a dangerous path in America."

Meanwhile, a federal judge in Chicago questioned federal immigration
authorities Monday about using tear gas against protesters and
journalists, violating a previous court order preventing ICE from
deploying tear gas against crowds.

This comes as another court has denied granting a restraining order to
stop Tennessee's Republican Governor Bill Lee from deploying the
National Guard in Memphis.


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