Oregon’s attorney general on Monday filed an expected motion to block President Donald Trump’s deployment of 200 state National Guard troops to protect the federal immigration building in Portland.

The motion includes sworn statements from a Portland police assistant chief and an Oregon State Police captain who said their agencies are capable of monitoring protests outside the U.S. Immigration and Enforcement building in South Portland.

The troop diversion threatens the state’s ability to rely on the Guard to respond to natural disasters or other emergencies and is likely to provoke larger protests that will require more funding for an enhanced Portland and state police response to maintain order, the motion says.

The intervention also will bring economic and financial harm to

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