A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump may send National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect law enforcement from rioters while a legal challenge proceeds.
Trump “likely” acted within proper legal boundaries by moving to federalize 200 Oregon National Guard troops and send them to the liberal city, a majority on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, lifting an Oct. 4 order that blocked deployment. Oregon Democratic Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the city of Portland argued that the president exaggerated the nature of protests near the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in recent months, which have led to violent charges and attacks on law enforcement officers.
Federal law “authorizes the federalization of the National Guard when ‘the President is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States,’” appeals judges said.
Rayfield’s office did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
The ruling highlighted several alleged cases of violence at the Portland protests and “doxing” of federal agents’ personal information. “Several ICE officers at the Portland [Enforcement Removal Operations] office have had their names, photographs, and home addresses posted publicly in several municipal locations and residential neighborhoods, along with threatening messages,” the judges said.
Arrests and citations near the Portland ICE building have reached 195 since June, the FBI said Thursday.
“The continued deployment of [Federal Protective Services] officers to Portland is unsustainable … and state and local law
enforcement have been unable or unwilling to assist the government’s efforts to protect federal personnel and property at the ICE facility,” the judges added.
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