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California Governor Gavin Newsom stated this past Sunday that he is filing a lawsuit against President Trump concerning the claimed deployment of 300 California state guard members to the state of Oregon.

“They are on their way there now,” Newsom stated in a press statement. “The Trump Administration is blatantly attacking the rule of law directly and putting into action their harmful statements – disregarding judicial rulings and considering judges, including those named by the President, as foes.”

Judicial Background and National Decision

Newsom’s proposed lawsuit comes after a court decision that prevented the White House from sending the Oregon's guard to the city of Portland. The federal judge supported arguments that it would inflame rather than ease unrest in the urban area.

Immergut said in her ruling, which delays deploying the guard until at least the 18th of October, that there was a lack of evidence that the ongoing rallies in Portland justified the move.

City Authorities React

Portland's legal representative, a city attorney, commented that there had been no violence against immigration officials for months and that the latest demonstrations were calm in the week before the president declared the metropolis to be a war zone, sometimes involving fewer than a dozen participants.

“This issue goes beyond safety, it’s about power,” Newsom asserted. “This battle will be fought in the courts, but the public should speak out in the presence of such irresponsible and dictatorial behavior by the nation's leader.”

State Attorney General Comments

In a statement on X, Oregon attorney general Dan Rayfield said that the government is reviewing possible actions and getting ready to file suit.

“The administration is obviously determined on deploying the troops in domestic metropolitan areas, absent proof or legal basis to do so,” his statement said. “It is up to us and the judicial system to hold him accountable. This is our plan.”

Federal and Local Reaction

The guard's representatives passed on queries to the defense department. A agency spokesman offered no response. There was no quick reply from the White House.

National Background

The report from the state came just a day after the President ordered the sending of state guard forces to the city of Chicago, the most recent in a succession of similar operations across several American states.

The President had first announced the proposal on the 27th of September, claiming he was “authorizing full force, should it be required” in spite of pleas from Oregon officials and the state’s congressional delegation, who said there had been a solitary, uneventful rally outside a federal agency location.

Historical Background

Over a long period, the President has emphasized the narrative that the city is a battle-scarred urban center with radicals involved in disorder and illegal activities.

In his initial presidency in 2020, he dispatched government agents to the metropolis during the rallies over the death by law enforcement of George Floyd in another city. The unrest expanded across the nation but were notably severe in that city. Regardless of rallies against Ice being modest in size in the state recently, Trump has cited them as a reason to dispatch forces.

Speaking via social media about the new decision from Trump, Newsom commented: “It’s appalling. This goes against American values, and we must prevent it.”