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Judge Rules California Guard Deployment Illegal Amid Trump's Threats
9/30/2025
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- A federal judge ruled the National Guard deployment in California illegal but ordered similar actions in Oregon.
- Donald J. Trump said troops were needed to guard Portland from "domestic terrorists," opposed locally.
- Oregon's Democratic lawmakers filed a lawsuit, arguing the deployment infringes state sovereignty.
- Experts say military intervention should be limited to extreme circumstances, while Trump threatens more deployments.
