US judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard to Portland for now

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Donald Trump's administration from sending some 200 federalised California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a setback for the president as he seeks to dispatch the military to cities over the objections of their Democratic leaders. The ruling by US District Judge Karin Immergut followed a joint lawsuit by California and Oregon seeking to block the extraordinary move that drew vehement criticism from both states' governors. A day earlier, Immergut temporarily blocked Trump from deploying 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, citing a lack of evidence that recent protests necessitated the move. "How could bringing in federalised National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the (decision) I...