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Federal Trial to Decide Trump's National Guard Deployment

10/29/2025

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Trump's National Guard Challenge

A federal trial in Portland begins Wednesday to decide if U.S. President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard amid protests.
Local police will testify that federal agents escalated tensions through excessive force at the ICE building.
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut has issued temporary restraining orders against troop deployment and criticized Trump's claims as unfounded.

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Burkett's Riot Control

The directive, signed by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett, requires states and territories to form riot-control quick reaction forces.
It follows an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to combat crime in Washington, D.C.
Critics, including former Marine Janessa Goldbeck, warn it could enable a militarized police to suppress voter turnout in Democratic-led states.
The D.C. National Guard is forming a military police battalion, which raises concerns about excessive force.

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Trump's National Guard Challenge

A federal trial in Portland begins Wednesday to decide if U.S. President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard amid protests.
Local police will testify that federal agents escalated tensions through excessive force at the ICE building.
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut has issued temporary restraining orders against troop deployment and criticized Trump's claims as unfounded.

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