SACROMENTO, CA (AP) – President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon The judge was temporarily blocked The California governor said Sunday that he will deploy security guards for the state to Portland.
Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to fight the moves in court on Sunday.
There was no official announcement from Washington that the California National Guard had been called and sent to Oregon. The Illinois Governor made a similar announcement Saturday about his state’s troops being revitalized.
The California National Guard introduced the question to the Department of Defense. A department spokesman declined to comment. There were no immediate comments from the White House.
Democrat Newsom said in a statement that California officials were in their way on Sunday calling the development “a breathtaking abuse of law and power.” He said These forces were “federated” and placed under the control of the president A few months ago, in response to his unrest in Los Angeles, he was opposed.
“The commander uses the US military as a political weapon against American citizens,” Newsom said in a statement. “We will take this fight to court, but in the face of such reckless and authoritarian acts by the US president, the people cannot remain silent.”
A federal judge appointed by Trump in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland to protect federal property amid protests after Trump called the city “war destruction.” Oregon officials and Portland residents said the explanation was ridiculous.
US District Judge Karin Immergut, appointed by Trump in his first term, issued an order that has further debate on the case pending. She said the relatively small protests the city saw justify federal use and that deployment could harm Oregon’s sovereignty.
The US Immigration Customs Enforcement Facility in Portland has recently become the site of nightly protests.
Trump characterizes both Portland and Chicago as cities full of crime and unrest, calling the former a “war zone” and proposing it Apocalyptic power It was necessary to quell the latter problem. Since the start of his second term, he has dispatched or spoke about sending troops to ten cities.
Trump approved the deployment of 300 Illinois State Guard troops on Saturday to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago.
