Donald Trump signed a decree on Saturday for the sending of 300 national guards to Chicago, when a federal judge blocked the one he ordered in Portland, two Democratic cities targeted by the American president.
“President Trump authorized 300 national guards to protect federal agents” in Chicago, Illinois, announced his spokesperson Abigail Jackson, adding that the Republican leader “will not look away from the state of lawlessness that affects American cities”.
This announcement was strongly criticized by the Democratic Senator of Illinois, Dick Durbin, who considered him completely unjustified and considered that the “president does not seek to fight crime, but to spread fear”.
The northern megalopolis of the country is the fifth Democratic city where President Trump has ordered the deployment of the National Guard, a measure hitherto very exceptional.
The national guards have already been deployed in recent months in Los Angeles, Washington and Memphis, each time despite the opposition of local officials who estimated that such a measure was not justified.
A deployment similar to Portland was however blocked on Saturday temporarily by a federal judge.
Trump assured that the city of Oregon, where demonstrations against immigration police have been taking place for months, is “ravaged by war”.
But in a 33 -page document, judge Karin J. Immergut underlines that these protest movements do not present a “danger of rebellion” and can be managed by “regular police”.
Federal officials therefore “temporarily ban” to deploy the National Guard, she ruled. This decision expired on October 18.
Mr. Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, said that this decision was a judicial “insurrection” and accused Oregon leaders of leading a “terrorist attack organized against the federal government”.
“No need for military troops”
Donald Trump has made the fight against illegal immigration an absolute priority of his second term since his return to the White House in January.
He said that the United States is victims of an “invasion” of “criminals from abroad” and communicates abundantly on expulsions.
Several demonstrations and actions against the immigration police (ICE) took place in the country recently, especially in so -called “sanctuaries” cities such as Portland or Chicago, where migrants in an irregular situation and threatened with evictions are protected.
“There is no insurrection, there is no threat to national security, and there is no need for military troops in our big city,” said Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, before calling the public to “not bite the hook” by committing to violence or degradations.
Having the legal decision, the Democratic Senator of Oregon Ron Wyden believes that she comes to confirm “what the inhabitants of Oregon already know: we do not want Donald Trump to cause violence by deploying federal troops in our state”.
Democrats have a united front against such deployments.
The national guards, army reservists, are trained to intervene on natural disasters but they can also fight abroad.
Donald Trump threatens to send soldiers also to New York or Baltimore, other major democratic cities.
In Chicago, forces of the Department of Internal Security (DHS) said on Saturday that it had been forced to open fire on an “armed” motorist who had embracing their van, injuring her.
A judge temporarily blocks the deployment of the National Guard in Portland
A federal judge blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Portland on Saturday ordered by Donald Trump, who claims that the city of Oregon, where demonstrations against immigration police have taken place for months, is “ravaged by war”.
In a 33 -page document, Karin J. IMMERGUT writes that the American president and federal officials have “temporarily prohibited” to deploy this reserve body of the army. This decision expired on October 18.
According to her, these protest movements do not present a “danger of rebellion” and can be managed by “regular police”.
Portland is the fourth Democratic city where President Trump wants to mobilize the National Guard after Los Angeles, Washington and Memphis, where his workforce has indeed been dispatched.
