🔗 Share this article Judicial Panel to Reexamine Decision That Allowed Trump to Send Troops to Portland The federal appeals court has maintained a ban on deploying national guard in the Oregon city, following a latest legal decision. Appeals Court Concurs to Reconsider Case The ninth circuit court of appeals ruled on Tuesday that it would reexamine the case concerning the executive power with an larger group of 11 judges. The judicial body also overturned a previous ruling from a smaller judicial group that had sided with the administration. Ongoing Dispute Over Troop Deployment This legal directive represents the latest turn in a protracted legal battle over whether the administration has the authority and valid reason to deploy national guard forces in the city. Approximately two hundred troops have been in uncertainty since late September when the mobilization attempt was started in due to months of protests. Differing Viewpoints The federal government has argued that government employees at the ICE facility in the southern part of the city were under attack, while city and state officials assert that local officers have control of the situation. In defiance of descriptions of Portland as “war ravaged”, locals have been posting videos of lush hiking trails and a vibrant culinary culture, and planning events such as an protest bicycle event against the “militarization of our city”. Recent Legal Actions The Tuesday ruling came after a US district judge in Portland issued two temporary restraining orders this month – one preventing the federalization of the Oregon national guard, and another prohibiting the deployment of any national guard troops in Oregon, after efforts to circumvent the first order by mobilizing out-of-state forces. On Monday, the appeals court had temporarily suspended the initial decision – permitting command of state troops – but the second ruling stayed effective, blocking the actual deployment of the troops. En Banc Review The Tuesday decision means the matter will be heard “en banc” – with both rulings under consideration together – by a panel of 11 judges. “This ruling shows that the truth matters and that the judicial system are working to ensure government responsibility. The founding document restricts the executive authority, and local populations cannot be treated as a testing site for unchecked federal authority,” said the legal representative in a statement. “The court is sending a clear message: the president cannot send the military into US cities unnecessarily. We will continue defending state legislation, values, and autonomy as this legal proceeding moves forward and our fight continues in the courts.”