"U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut, a 2019 Trump nominee, on Oct. 4 temporarily blocked the administration from deploying the Oregon National Guard. The Trump administration then sought to deploy the California National Guard, and the judge Oct. 5 blocked the administration from deploying federalized members of the guard. The Trump administration is appealing, saying it wants to deploy the guard to protect federal ICE officers and a facility at the center of protests."
"Although dozens of people have been arrested and charged with crimes near the ICE facility since June, it's not accurate that the city is "burning." This isn't the first time Trump has exaggerated Portland's protests. In August 2020, amid larger protests over George Floyd's killing, Trump said, "The entire city (of Portland) is ablaze all the time." By our count, there were 54 fires set across 95 nights of demonstrations, which largely took place at one of 10 locations."
President Donald Trump said Portland was "burning to the ground," blamed antifa, and sought to deploy the National Guard to protect federal ICE officers and a facility. A U.S. district judge temporarily blocked deploying the Oregon National Guard and then blocked deploying federalized members of the California National Guard; the administration is appealing. Dozens of people have been arrested and charged near the ICE facility since June, but the city is not accurately described as burning. Recent video clips and images show Portland is generally peaceful. Past counts found 54 fires set across 95 nights of demonstrations, concentrated at a few locations.
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