Appeals Court allows Trump to send National Guard to Portland

A federal appeals court on Monday delivered a significant win for President Donald Trump by lifting a court order that blocked him from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, amid his multi-city crackdown on crime. 

The three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit lifted a lower court ruling that blocked the Trump administration twice so far from deploying National Guard troops to Portland amid heavy protests. The troops are expected to protect federal officers and buildings. 

The order comes after the Ninth Circuit restored Trump's control of the National Guard troops last week, but kept a hold on the troops being deployed until Monday.

The judges ruled that Trump could have his own reasons for wanting to deploy National Guard troops that is not widely known to the public, after the administration argued that courts need to give a “great level of deference” to the president’s determination to federalize the National Guard.

“Even if the President may exaggerate the extent of the problem on social media, this does not change that other facts provide a colorable basis to support the statutory requirements,” the judges wrote in the order.  

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.