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Trump Deploys Troops to Portland, Defying Court Ruling
10/6/2025
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- President Trump deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, defying a federal court order.
- U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled the deployment violated the Constitution and federal law.
- The temporary restraining order blocking the deployment expires on October 18, 2025.
- Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the deployment as 'un-American' and said he would sue Trump.
