Los Angeles, US (EFE).- A United States federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump\u2019s plan to deploy 300 California National Guard soldiers to Oregon to quell protests over federal immigration raids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued the ruling in response to a motion filed by the state of California. The decision came two days after she granted a 14-day temporary restraining order to review a separate lawsuit filed by Oregon, which sought to prevent the deployment of its own state troops to Portland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to California Governor Gavin Newsom, the judge determined that Trump\u2019s effort to send California troops to Oregon was an attempt to \u201ccircumvent\u201d her earlier order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe rule of law has prevailed \u2013 and California\u2019s National Guard will soon be heading home,\u201d Newsom said in a statement. \u201cThis ruling is more than a legal victory, it\u2019s a victory for American democracy itself. Donald Trump tried to turn our soldiers into instruments of his political will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, Trump urged military leaders to use troops against what he called the \u201cenemy from within.\u201d His plan to send National Guard forces to Portland, Oregon\u2019s largest city, was intended to curb protests against raids carried out by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, Trump ordered 400 members of the Texas National Guard to be deployed to Oregon and Illinois, according to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump had previously lost a legal battle in June over his attempt to deploy 4,000 California National Guard members without the state government\u2019s consent, the first such move in six decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the court declared that order illegal, the White House retained control over 300 California troops still on duty at the time, which Trump said were needed to protect federal buildings in Los Angeles during immigration protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek urged that all out-of-state troops be withdrawn immediately, stressing that there is no insurrection in Portland, contrary to Trump\u2019s claims. EFE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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