A federal appeals court expressed skepticism Thursday toward a temporary order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland city streets.
Attorneys for the Trump administration argued before a three-judge panel that the president has the authority to federalize and deploy the Guard over Gov. Tina Kotek’s objections.
They asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to overturn a temporary restraining order issued Saturday by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut . Federal law allows the president to deploy Guard members if there’s an invasion from a foreign nation, a rebellion or if the president cannot carry out federal laws with “regular forces.”
Immergut, who was nominated by Trump, found the administration did not clearl