Portland Judge Halts Trump’s Deploying of Troops as Antifa Riots

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Judge Karin Immergut

A US District Court judge on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop the Trump administration from federalizing 200 national guardsmen in Portland to protect federal property and employees.

She made this decision as Antifa reacts violently outside an ICE facility.

A lawsuit brought by the state of Oregon and the city of Portland claimed the deployment was unlawful, exceeding the president’s statutory and constitutional authority.

Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, recommended by the Federalist Society, granted the TRO.

President Trump issued the memo authorizing the federalization of National Guard troops in June to protect federal employees and facilities. There was a great deal of violence and locals did nothing.

The state claimed that by late summer protests were small and largely peaceful. Judging from the videos journalist Katis Daviscourt had of their behavior, it was hardly largely peaceful.

On September 27, Trump announced on TruthSocial that the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, would deploy troops to “war ravaged Portland” to protect against “Antifa and other terrorists.” He also authorized “full force if necessary.”

The following day, Hegseth ordered the federalization of 200 Oregon National Guard members.

Despite increasing violence and numerous arrests, the state of Oregon and the city of Portland filed suit. They continued to argue that the deployment was “unlawful and unconstitutional.”

Judge Immergut found that there were no exceptional circumstances and local and federal law enforcement were capable of maintaining order and that Trump acted outside statutory limits.

She also claimed the order violated the 10th amendment by infringing on Oregon’s sovereign right to control its own National Guard. The judge indicated there’d be irreparable harm by diverting Oregon’s troops.

In a recent interview, an ICE agent told Katie Daviscourt that they have to watch people being accosted and attacked by Antifa and can never do a thing because it’s outside their jurisdiction. The local police do nothing.

It gets worse. The lawsuit filing included a very disturbing email from Portland Police Sergeant Andrew Braun (badge #56961). He blamed the victims for being attacked.

He falsely labels Daviscourt and Chelly Boufferache as “counter-protesters” and accuses them of trespassing on federal property. In reality, these journalists stay near or on federal property because when they’re on public streets in Portland, the Portland Police will not bother to investigate if they are assaulted or robbed.

Those are Antifa talking points.

Is Portland hiring and promoting Antifa in their police force? The Department of Justice will conduct a full investigation into the Portland Police.

The domestic terrorists are emboldened.

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L Garou
L Garou
19 days ago

Nothing a few million man posses can’t cure.

Adonymost
Adonymost
21 days ago

The protesters must be subsidized. Or they may be employed in the democrat bureaucracy of Oregon. Really, some people will do anything to avoid WORK.

The Prisoner
The Prisoner
22 days ago

The guard will be allowed to protect federal employees and facilities. There are other ways to combat the leftists. Drop federal funding for the city and state whenever possible. How about the DOJ go after the funders and organizers? That is too much to ask of Bondi, she spends lots of time relaxing in Florida. She does not run her… Read more »

John Vieira
John Vieira
22 days ago

Stupid IS a Democrat…Top down…

Canadian Friend
Canadian Friend
22 days ago

those violent protesters are defective people

they are not normal people

Canadian Friend
Canadian Friend
22 days ago

Wait a minute…if Antifa is officially a terrorist group, why would the federal government need permission from the state to go take care of a bunch of terrorists ???

Peter B. Prange,
Peter B. Prange,
22 days ago

America – this is what happens when you vote for
Democrats. Law and order disappears.

Sua Sponte
Sua Sponte
22 days ago

Let. It. Burn.

Adonymost
Adonymost
21 days ago
Reply to  Sua Sponte

Great, let the anarchists win. Who’s side are you on?