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Donald Trump has been permanently blocked from sending National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, after a federal judge found the administration failed to meet the legal requirements for their deployment to the city.
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, said Friday the president had not established there was a “rebellion or danger of rebellion,” or that he was unable to enforce the law with regular forces.
It comes after a three-day trial last week in which both sides argued over whether protests at th
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