Federal Judge Issues Final Ruling Banning Trump from Using Military Force
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Reuters, a federal judge in the United States declared president Donald Trump’s directive to send National Guard troops to portland, Oregon unlawful. This ruling marks a legal setback for the Trump management’s use of military forces in urban areas.
federal Judge Karin Immergut, herself a Trump appointee, ruled that the administration’s reliance on laws against “insurrection” to justify deploying troops in Portland lacks legal basis. This decision replaces her earlier temporary order that had blocked troop deployment in Portland.
This is the first definitive court ruling against a U.S.president’s use of military personnel domestically. the Trump administration has pursued similar deployments in other cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C., and is expected to appeal this ruling. The case may ultimately be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The city of Portland and Oregon’s Attorney General filed suit against President Trump’s decision in September. Local officials have stated that the federal government exaggerated isolated incidents of violence to portray them as an “insurrection” and justify stationing National Guard troops under federal law.
During court proceedings,Department of Justice attorneys argued that federal agents were besieged and that Portland was effectively at war. Lawyers for Portland and Oregon countered that violent acts were limited, scattered, and controlled by local police efforts.
Documents reviewed by Reuters show that as protests began in June, 32 individuals have been charged related to civil unrest in Portland. Eleven pled guilty to minor offenses and received penalties such as probation; only one faces more serious charges after reportedly throwing a knife at officers.
