US appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland
By Dietrich KnauthOctober 20, 20257:10 PM EDTUpdated 36 mins ago
Texas National Guard troops walk through the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center, in Elwood, Illinois. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
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Oct 20 (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Justice Department's request to put on hold a judge's order that had blocked the deployment while a legal challenge to Trump's action plays out.
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US appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland
A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of...
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