In her ruling, which was obtained by the AFP news agency, she concluded that there was neither an insurrection nor the threat of an insurrection in Portland that would justify the deployment of the National Guard to support regular law enforcement. The decision can be appealed.
The ruling replaces Immergut’s injunction that had temporarily blocked the operation in Portland.
Trump justified his decision to send the National Guard to Portland on the grounds that there was uncontrolled violence on the streets there – primarily referring to the protests against his harsh immigration policies. He described the city on the US northwest coast as “ravaged by war” – a description that is vehemently rejected by local officials.
In Portland, as in the other cities to which Trump has ordered the deployment of the National Guard, the Democrats rule. Trump justifies all of these operations with alleged excessive violence and an acute threat to public safety.
The President also ordered the National Guard to Los Angeles, the capital Washington, Memphis and Chicago. This triggered a whole series of legal disputes.
