Portland, Oregon – Portland, Oregon (AFP) – A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily prevented the administration of President Donald Trump from the deployment of the National Guard in Portland, and a lawsuit filed by the state and the city.
The American boycott judge, Karen, issued the order awaiting other arguments in the lawsuit. The prosecutor says to publish It would violate the US constitution as well as federal law, which generally prohibits the use of the army to enforce local laws.
IMMERGUT wrote that the issue involves the intersection of three basic democratic principles: “The relationship between the federal government and the states, between enforcement of military and home law, and the balance of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government.
She wrote: “Whether we choose to follow what is imposed by the constitution with regard to these three relations, it goes to the core of what it means to live according to the rule of law in the United States.”
In general, the president is allowed to “a great level of respect” to give the Federal nature to the National Guard forces in the positions where ordinary law enforcement forces cannot implement the laws of the United States, but this was not the case in Portland.
Prosecutors were able to show that the demonstrations in the immigration facility in Portland were not violent or greatly disturbing in the days or weeks before the president’s order, and the judge wrote, “in general, the protests were small and not calm.”
“The president’s design was simply unrelated to the facts.”
The Ministry of Defense said it was putting 200 members of the National Guard in Oregon under federal control for 60 days to protect federal property in sites where protests occur or it is possible that it would happen after Trump called the city to the “war.”
Origon state officials said the description was ridiculous. The United States Immigration and Customs Building in the city has been a site for night protests, which usually attracts a few dozen people in recent weeks before announcing the publication.
Trump, who was published by the Republican President or threatened to deploy the forces In several American citiesEspecially those led by Democrats, including Los Angeles, Washington, Chicago and Memphis. On Tuesday, he speaks to US military leaders in Virginia, the president proposed Using cities as training reasons For the armed forces.
Last month, a federal judge spent that Trump’s deployment of about 4,700 National Guard soldiers and Marine in Los Angeles earlier this year was illegal, but he allowed the 300 people who were in the city to stay as long as they did not impose civil laws.
As for Portland, the Ministry of Defense announced that it had placed 200 members of the National Guard in Oregon under federal control for 60 days to protect federal property in sites where protests occur or occur.
This announcement came after Trump called the “war” in late September, which was described as the description of Oregon state officials as they say they are Do not need or want Federal forces there.
The Migration and Customs Building in the United States in Portland was the site of night protests, and the demonstrations and cross -out of law were limited to the law enforcement on one block area in a city covering about 145 square miles (375 square kilometers) and has about 636,000 residents.
A handful of immigration and immigration defenders often collects during the day. At night, the recent protests had drawn a few dozen people.
A greater crowd showed on September 28 after the announcement of the publication of the guards. Portland Police Office, who said that he does not participate in the enforcement of immigration and does not interfere except in the protests if there is a criminal sabotage or activity, two people were arrested on charges of assault.
The police said that a peaceful march earlier that day attracted thousands to the city center and did not see any arrests.
Trump Send federal officers To Portland due to the objections of local leaders and state leaders in 2020 during long -term ethnic justice protests after the death of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police. The administration sent hundreds of agents for the declared purpose of protecting the federal court and other federal property from sabotage.
The deployment of anti -anti -demonstrators and The night clashes pushed. Federal officers fired light rubber and used tear gas.
Viral videos captured the federal officers who arrested people and toured them in unique vehicles. A report issued by the Ministry of Internal Security inspector found that although the federal government has a legal authority to deploy officers, many of them Lack of training and equipment Necessary for the task.
The government agreed this year to Excessive lawsuit settlement The American Civil Liberties Union brought him by paying compensation for many plaintiffs for their injuries.