Tag: National Guard
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Texas & California National Guard Return Home from Portland, Chicago
Overview: Guard members head back home from federal deployments Two sets of federally activated National Guard units are set to return to their home states. About 200 California National Guard members who were federalized to assist with operations in Portland, Oregon, and 200 Texas National Guard members deployed to Chicago are in the process of…
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National Guard Returns Home from Portland and Chicago: Final Removals End a Federalized Deployment
Overview: Guardsmen Return Home Two hundred California National Guard members deployed to Portland, Oregon, and an additional two hundred Texas National Guard members deployed to Chicago are returning to their home states, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The move marks the end of a federalized deployment that began in response to…
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California National Guard Returns from Portland; Texas Guard Returns Home from Chicago
Overview Two hundred California National Guard members who were federalized and sent to Portland, Oregon, and an additional two hundred Texas National Guard members stationed in Chicago are set to return to their home states, according to two U.S. officials. The deployments were part of federal mobilization efforts during times of heightened security concerns in…
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Judge rules Trump’s order to deploy National Guard to Portland was illegal
Ruling: National Guard deployment to Portland deemed unlawful A federal judge has ruled that then-President Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he ordered National Guard troops to be sent to Portland, Oregon, amid protests in 2020. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut wrote that the order exceeded the President’s constitutional powers by relying on a tool…
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Court Rules Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland Illegal
Background: A Divisive Deployment in Portland In the wake of ongoing protests and civil unrest in Portland, Oregon, the Trump administration ordered National Guard forces to respond to the situation in the city. The decision drew immediate criticism from legal scholars, civil liberties advocates, and some members of Congress who argued that deploying active-duty or…
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Trump’s National Guard Order to Portland Ruled Illegal by U.S. Judge
Background: Tensions in Portland The legal dispute over federal involvement in Portland, Oregon, intensified as a federal judge ruled that an order from President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops to the city was unlawful. The decision adds a crucial chapter to debates about the boundaries of federal authority in domestic security operations and…
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to OK National Guard Deployment in Chicago
Overview: A High-Stakes legal challenge to presidential power President Donald Trump on Friday urged the Supreme Court to permit the federal deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, placing a volatile dispute over how and when a president can mobilize troops on American soil before the justices for the first time. The emergency appeal follows…
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Trump Urges Supreme Court to Allow National Guard Deployment in Chicago
Overview President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow the National Guard to be deployed in Chicago, escalating a high-stakes legal battle over presidential power and federal troop deployment on U.S. soil. The emergency filing comes as the administration presses to use the Guard in multiple cities, a move that has faced resistance…
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Trump Seeks Supreme Court OK of National Guard in Chicago
Trump asks Supreme Court to rule on National Guard deployment in Chicago President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene and allow the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago, marking the first time the high court has been asked to weigh in on a presidential move to mobilize federal troops on American…
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No Kings 2: What to Expect From Saturday’s Nationwide Protests
Overview: A nationwide push resumes As the second wave of the No Kings protests approaches, organizers say more than 2,500 demonstrations are planned across all 50 states. This round, roughly 450 more events than were scheduled in June, aims to sustain a broad challenge to what organizers describe as an authoritarian trajectory under President Donald…