Democratic-led states have filed lawsuits seeking to halt National Guard deplyments to US cities. Photo: AP PHOTO

A divided US appeals court has ruled Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state.

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three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Justice Department's request to put on hold a judge's order that had blocked the deployment while a legal challenge to Trump's action plays out.

The court said sending in the National Guard was an appropriate response to protesters, who had dam

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