A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state.

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SAN FRANCISCO - A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard troops Portland, Oregon. The court granted a request from the justice department to halt a judge's order which blocked the deployment while a legal challenge to Trump's action plays out. The decision clears the way for some 200 troops to be deployed to protect federal buildings, despite objections from city and state officials, who say intervention in Portland is not needed. Portland is one of several other mostly Democratic-led cities Trump has ordered National Guard troops into, as part of a crackdown on what he describes as crime, including in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, California. The ruling by the San Francisco-based appeal's court allows the troops to be deployed while legal challenges continue in court. US District Court Judge Karen Immergut had issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month, which blocked Trump's use of the Oregon National Guard. Hours later, Judge Immergut blocked another…

Deployment can move forward, for now, under a preliminary ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But legal wrangling will likely continue.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that President Donald Trump has the authority to deploy the National Guard to Portland.

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can take command of 200 Oregon National Guard troops.