A US Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said, prompting local leaders to call for calm amid heightened public tension following a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis a day earlier. Portland Police Chief Bob Day urged the community to remain composed while officials investigate […]
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Judge blocks Trump’s deployment of troops to Portland
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 […]
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 […]