A federal judge ruled on Friday that Donald Trump “exceeded the President’s authority” when he sent federalized National Guard troops into Portland.

In a 106-page decision, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut made permanent an order she issued last month blocking the deployment into the city.

“The evidence demonstrates that these deployments, which were objected to by Oregon’s governor and not requested by the federal officials in charge of protection of the ICE building, exceeded the president’s authority,” the judge wrote.

    • dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      The judge wont rule against the governor who has the ability to use their state forces (guard and police) to defend the states population from an illegal occupation (judge literally saying that). The governor’s ball at that point. Judge gave them the green light to be the executive and make some tough executive decisions.