"U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut ruled that the government didn't meet the threshold for declaring recent ongoing protests outside an ICE facility in Portland a rebellion. She noted in her ruling that the Portland Police Bureau's 812 officers are trained in crowd management and First Amendment law. She also noted their mutual aid agreements with neighboring law enforcement agencies, as well as with the Oregon State Police and federal law enforcement, signaling that they had protests well in hand."
"Since July, the judge's ruling said, the protests generally were limited to fewer than 30 people and were "largely sedate." The ruling stated the Trump administration "presented evidence of sporadic violence against federal officers and property damage to a federal building." Immergut wrote that the government has not, however, offered any evidence demonstrating that those violent incidents were part of an organized attempt "to overthrow the government as a whole.""
A federal judge in Portland temporarily blocked President Trump from federalizing 200 Oregon National Guard members after finding the government did not meet the threshold to declare protests a rebellion. The Portland Police Bureau's 812 officers are trained in crowd management and First Amendment law and maintain mutual aid agreements with neighboring agencies, the Oregon State Police and federal law enforcement, indicating local capacity. Since July, protests were generally fewer than 30 people and largely sedate. The administration presented evidence of sporadic violence and property damage, but provided no evidence of an organized attempt to overthrow the government.
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