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California Governor Gavin Newsom stated on Sunday that he is filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump concerning the alleged deployment of three hundred California national guard personnel to Oregon.

“The troops are currently en route,” Newsom remarked in a press statement. “This administration is unapologetically undermining the judicial framework directly and enacting their risky words – ignoring judicial rulings and treating the judiciary, even those appointed by the President himself, as adversaries.”

Legal Context and National Decision

Newsom’s proposed lawsuit follows a federal judge’s ruling that prevented the White House from deploying the Oregon national guard to Portland. US district judge Karin Immergut upheld arguments that it would intensify rather than ease conflict in the urban area.

Immergut stated in her ruling, which puts off deploying the forces until at least October 18, that there was a absence of factual support that the recent protests in the city justified the action.

Local Officials Respond

Portland's legal representative, Portland’s senior deputy attorney, commented that there had been peaceful conditions against federal agents for several months and that the latest demonstrations were peaceful in the period before the president labeled the metropolis to be a battlefield, occasionally featuring a small number of protesters.

“Public safety is not the real concern, it’s about power,” Newsom said. “We will take this fight to court, but the citizens cannot stay silent in the face of such dangerous and autocratic actions by the President of the United States.”

Oregon Legal Chief Weighs In

In a statement on social media, Oregon attorney general Dan Rayfield said that the state is reviewing possible actions and getting ready to file suit.

“The administration is evidently hellbent on sending the troops in American cities, lacking evidence or justification to do so,” his statement said. “The duty falls on us and the judicial system to demand answers. We are committed to this course.”

National and Local Response

State guard officials referred questions to the Department of Defense. A agency spokesman offered no response. There was no quick reply from the executive branch.

National Background

The report from the state came just a day after the President authorized the sending of state guard forces to the city of Chicago, the latest in a series of comparable actions across multiple American states.

Trump had first announced the plan on September 27, claiming he was allowing complete use, as needed” regardless of requests from state authorities and the elected officials, who reported there had been a one, uneventful demonstration outside one federal immigration enforcement office.

Past Context

For years, the President has emphasized the narrative that Portland is a battle-scarred urban center with activists involved in chaos and illegal activities.

Earlier in his administration in the year 2020, he sent national troops to the city amid the rallies over the murder by police of an individual in another city. The unrest extended across the United States but were particularly intense in that city. Despite protests against immigration officials being modest in size in the region currently, the President has cited them as a reason to deploy personnel.

Remarking on X about the recent action from the President, Newsom said: “It’s appalling. This goes against American values, and we must prevent it.”