EU court authorizes la Casa Blanca to send troops to Portland

A federal court of appeals in USA determined that the president Donald Trump has the authority to deploy the National Guard in Portland, Oregondespite the opposition of the Democratic state government, reviving the debate about the limits of federal power versus local autonomies.

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The ruling, issued with two votes in favor and one against, temporarily reverses the judge’s order Karen Immergut, who had blocked the deployment arguing that the White House acted as “bad faith” and with “exaggerated claims of violence” in the city. According to his previous decision, the situation in Portland was under control and there was no threat that justified military intervention.

However, the appeals court concluded that the president acted within his legal framework. “It is likely that the president legally exercised his authority“the panel wrote in granting the Department of Justice’s request to suspend the order of Always good.

During the hearing, the attorney for the Department of Justice, Eric McArthurdefended the measure, alleging that federal agents had faced violence in the vicinity of an immigration processing center, where some protesters “They blocked vehicles, spat at authorities and lit fires outside the facility”.

Activation of troops in Portland

The National guarda military reserve force that normally responds to state governments, can be activated by the president in exceptional federal circumstances. This dual nature has been a recurring source of disputes between Washington and the states when it comes to civil protests.

The decision is part of the mobilizations against Trump’s immigration policy, particularly intense in Portlanda progressive-leaning city governed by Democrats. The governor of Oregon and local authorities have accused the president of overstating the incidents to justify an intervention for political purposes.

The court recalled that previous cases, such as the deployment of troops in Los Angeles, granted “a great level of deference” to the presidential assessment of the need to send federal forces. However, the judge Always good warned in his ruling that said deference “does not amount to ignoring the facts on the ground.”

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The scope of the decision is limited: it only allows the deployment of the Oregon National Guard, while a separate order prohibiting the sending of troops from other states remains in effect. The administration could request additional review to expand the authorization.