Federal Judge Declares Trump's National Guard Deployment to Portland Unlawful - Internewscast Journal

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52% : Oregon officials, meanwhile, have argued that Portland police have handled the protests and crowd control outside of the ICE facility appropriately, and have said that demonstrators who break the law are regularly arrested.
50% : Among them was an official with the Federal Protective Service, the agency within the Department of Homeland Security that provides security at federal buildings, whom the judge allowed to be sworn in as a witness under his initials, R.C., because of safety concerns. R.C., who said he would be one of the most knowledgeable people in DHS about security at Portland´s ICE building, testified that a troop deployment would alleviate the strain on staff.
45% : The opinion highlighted the trial's findings, noting that although protests occurred nightly outside the ICE building from June to October 2025, they had largely been peaceful following a few turbulent days in mid-June.
45% : 'The trial record showed that although protests outside the Portland ICE building occurred nightly between June and October 2025, ever since a few particularly disruptive days in mid-June, protests have remained peaceful with only isolated and sporadic instances of violence,' Immergut wrote.
41% : The decision, made by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a judge appointed by Trump, came after a thorough three-day trial where arguments focused on whether the protests at Portland's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building justified military intervention under federal law.
41% : Witnesses including local police and federal officials were questioned about the law enforcement response to the nightly protests at the city´s ICE building.
41% : The ICE building closed for three weeks over the summer because of property damage, according to court documents and testimony.

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