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California Governor Gavin Newsom stated this past Sunday that he is filing a lawsuit against President Trump concerning the claimed sending of three hundred California national guard members to the state of Oregon.

“The troops are currently en route,” the governor stated in his official statement. “The Trump Administration is unapologetically challenging the judicial framework directly and putting into action their risky words – defying legal directives and viewing court officials, even those appointed by the President himself, as foes.”

Judicial Context and National Ruling

The governor's legal action comes after a court decision that prevented the federal government from deploying the Oregon national guard to the city of Portland. Judge Karin Immergut upheld claims that it would escalate rather than ease conflict in the city.

Immergut stated in her decision, which delays deploying the forces until at least the 18th of October, that there was a absence of factual support that the ongoing rallies in the city justified the decision.

Local Authorities React

Caroline Turco, Portland’s senior deputy attorney, commented that there had been peaceful conditions against Ice officers for several months and that current rallies were peaceful in the week before the national leader labeled the city to be a battlefield, occasionally including less than twelve protesters.

“This issue goes beyond safety, it’s about power,” Governor Newsom said. “This battle will be fought in the courts, but the citizens must not remain quiet in the wake of such dangerous and authoritarian conduct by the U.S. President.”

State Legal Chief Weighs In

Through an announcement on X, Oregon attorney general Dan Rayfield said that the state is reviewing possible actions and getting ready to file suit.

“The administration is obviously intent on deploying the military in domestic metropolitan areas, lacking evidence or authority to do so,” he noted. “The duty falls on us and the courts to demand answers. That’s what we intend to do.”

Federal and Local Response

The California national guard referred questions to the federal defense agency. A official representative offered no response. There was no immediate comment from the White House.

National Background

The report from the state came just a 24 hours after Trump authorized the deployment of national guard troops to the city of Chicago, the latest in a series of similar interventions across multiple US states.

The President had originally declared the proposal on September 27, saying he was approving maximum deployment, as needed” in spite of pleas from local leaders and the elected officials, who said there had been a one, calm demonstration outside a federal agency location.

Historical Context

For years, Trump has emphasized the narrative that the city is a battle-scarred city with activists participating in unrest and unlawful behavior.

During his first term in 2020, he sent government agents to the city amid the demonstrations over the murder by police of George Floyd in another city. The unrest extended across the United States but were notably severe in that city. Despite rallies against Ice being modest in size in the state currently, the President has used them as a justification to deploy personnel.

Commenting online about the latest move from Trump, Newsom stated: “It is outrageous. It’s un-American, and action is needed to halt it.”