WASHINGTON: A federal judge ruled on Friday that former US President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, in an effort to quell protests, marking a legal setback for the administration’s use of the military in American cities. The decision permanently blocks Trump’s use of military force in Portland, replacing an earlier […]
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Trump orders states to form new National Guard rapid-response forces
WASHINGTON – The National Guard plans to train hundreds of troops in every U.S. state to serve in new rapid-response units dedicated to civil disturbance missions by early next year, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The move follows an August executive order signed by President Donald Trump, directing each state to […]
US Judge Blocks Trump’s National Guard
CHICAGO: A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked former US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, marking another legal setback for his attempts to send military forces into Democratic-led cities. US District Judge April Perry ruled that deploying Guard soldiers would “add fuel to the fire,” rejecting government claims […]
Trump Deploys National Guard to Chicago
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 500 National Guard troops to the Chicago area on Wednesday, defying objections from both Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who condemned the move as an unnecessary militarization of their city. The deployment — which includes 200 troops from Texas and 300 from Illinois […]
Judge Blocks Trump from Deploying National Guard to Portland
PORTLAND, Oregon — A U.S. federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, dealing a significant blow to the president’s efforts to use federal forces in cities governed by Democrats. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut came just a day after she had restricted the […]