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California Governor Gavin Newsom stated on Sunday that he is filing a lawsuit against President Trump over the alleged deployment of three hundred Californian state guard personnel to Oregon.

“The troops are currently en route,” the governor said in his official statement. “The current federal government is unapologetically attacking the judicial framework itself and enacting their risky words – disregarding court orders and considering the judiciary, even those appointed by the President himself, as adversaries.”

Legal Context and National Decision

The governor's legal action follows a court decision that halted the White House from sending the Oregon's guard to the city of Portland. US district judge Karin Immergut supported arguments that it would intensify rather than ease tensions in the urban area.

Immergut said in her order, which postpones sending the guard until at least October 18, that there was a insufficient proof that the current demonstrations in Portland warranted the action.

City Officials Respond

Caroline Turco, Portland’s senior deputy attorney, noted that there had been an absence of violent incidents against Ice officers for an extended period and that recent Ice protests were calm in the days before the chief executive labeled the city to be a war zone, at times involving a small number of protesters.

“Public safety is not the real concern, the core issue is control,” Governor Newsom declared. “We will take this fight to court, but the public should speak out in the presence of such dangerous and dictatorial conduct by the U.S. President.”

State Attorney General Weighs In

In a statement on social media, Oregon attorney general Dan Rayfield stated that the government is reviewing possible actions and planning court proceedings.

“The President is obviously intent on using the armed forces in domestic metropolitan areas, lacking evidence or legal basis to do so,” he wrote. “Our responsibility and the judicial system to ensure accountability. This is our plan.”

Federal and State Reaction

The guard's representatives passed on queries to the Department of Defense. A official representative declined to comment. There was silence from the White House.

Broader Background

The news from Oregon came just a short time after Trump approved the deployment of military personnel to Chicago, the newest in a succession of parallel operations across several American states.

Trump had originally declared the proposal on 27 September, saying he was allowing complete use, as needed” despite requests from state authorities and the representatives from the state, who indicated there had been a solitary, calm rally outside a federal agency location.

Past Background

Over a long period, the President has amplified the account that the city is a conflict-torn urban center with anarchists involved in unrest and illegal activities.

Earlier in his administration in 2020, he dispatched national troops to the metropolis in the midst of the protests over the death by officers of a citizen in Minneapolis. The demonstrations expanded across the US but were especially heightened in that city. Even with rallies against immigration officials being fairly limited in the state recently, the President has used them as a justification to send personnel.

Speaking on X about the latest move from Trump, the governor commented: “It is outrageous. It is contrary to our principles, and we must prevent it.”