"Immergut - a Trump appointee - wrote that the administration's rationale for deploying troops to the city, which Trump has repeatedly described as a "war zone," was "untethered to facts" on the ground."
""We have long reached the point where Trump needs to openly defy these judges. Some random federal judge has no authority to decide how and if troops are deployed,""
""At some point in time, the administration is going to have to tell these judges to go pound sand, or else we're not going to be seeing the promises fulfilled,""
Earlier Supreme Court guidance narrowed the use of nationwide injunctions, and activists criticized judges who blocked administration policies. Activists are now encouraging the White House to disregard federal court rulings as the administration pursues National Guard deployments to cities including Portland and Chicago. A federal judge blocked the federalization of the Oregon National Guard to protect immigration officers in Portland, finding the administration's rationale untethered to facts on the ground. A subsequent attempt to order Guard units from California and Texas to Portland was also blocked as a direct contravention of the court order. Influencers called for open defiance of judges while the White House says it will abide by rulings during the appeals process despite increasingly hostile rhetoric toward the judiciary.
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