A federal appeals court Thursday paused a lower court’s order to remove the National Guard from the streets of Washington, D.C., eight days after two members were attacked in broad daylight in the district. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the Trump …
Read More »Trump Administration Halts All Asylum Decisions After D.C. Guard Shooting
The Trump administration on Friday abruptly paused all asylum decisions nationwide, escalating its response to the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House earlier this week and signaling a sweeping crackdown on migration amid rising political tensions over national security. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph …
Read More »Trump Blames Afghan Evacuee Program After National Guard Member Dies in D.C. Shooting
President Donald Trump said Thursday that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot near the White House had died, using the moment to escalate criticism of the Afghan evacuee program that brought the suspect to the United States. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died hours after the shooting, …
Read More »Afghan Evacuee Accused of Shooting Two National Guard Members near White House
An Afghan national who entered the United States through a Biden-era resettlement program has been arrested in the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House, an attack that left both soldiers critically wounded and intensified political battles over the use of troops in …
Read More »Judge Orders End to Trump’s National Guard Deployment in D.C.
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to halt its ongoing deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, ruling that President Donald Trump’s months-long military mission unlawfully encroaches on Washington, D.C.’s authority to direct its own law-enforcement operations. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded …
Read More »Trump Extends D.C. National Guard Deployment Through February
The Washington, D.C., National Guard will remain deployed in the nation’s capital through at least the end of February under new orders from the Trump administration, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The formal order, dated Nov. 4, extends an earlier August 11 directive and authorizes Guard members …
Read More »Judge Again Blocks Trump Administration from Deploying National Guard to Portland
A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland until at least Friday, ruling that there was “no credible evidence” protests in the city had spiraled out of control before the president ordered troops federalized earlier this fall. U.S. District …
Read More »Appeals Court Allows Trump to Deploy National Guard Troops in Oregon, Despite State’s Objection
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can deploy National Guard troops in Oregon over the state’s objections, pausing a lower court’s order that had barred the move and siding with the White House’s broad claims of presidential authority. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the …
Read More »Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow National Guard Deployment in Illinois
The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately allow the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, arguing that federal agents conducting immigration enforcement face threats and assaults in the Chicago area. The emergency request follows multiple rulings by lower courts — including the 7th U.S. …
Read More »Judges Reject Trump’s “hellscape” Narrative as Courts Block Military Deployments and “invasion” Claims
Judges across the country — including several appointed by President Donald Trump himself — have repeatedly rejected his sweeping claims that the United States is in the grip of rebellion or foreign invasion, undercutting his efforts to justify extraordinary actions such as domestic troop deployments and emergency deportation powers. The …
Read More »Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Illinois as Legal Battles Spread
A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois, dealing another setback to the administration’s sweeping effort to use military forces in U.S. cities under the banner of restoring order and protecting federal property. The ruling by U.S. District Judge April …
Read More »Illinois Sues to Block Trump’s Deployment of Federalized National Guard Troops to Chicago
Illinois officials filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops to Chicago, arguing that the move is unconstitutional and represents a dangerous overreach of presidential power. The complaint, filed in federal court by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on behalf of the state …
Read More »Trump Orders California National Guard Troops to Oregon
President Donald Trump has ordered hundreds of California National Guard troops into Oregon, defying a federal court order and igniting new legal and political battles with Democratic governors who accuse the White House of abusing military power for political ends. At least 200 federalized California National Guard members arrived in …
Read More »Trump Federalizes 300 National Guard Troops in Illinois
The Trump administration announced Saturday it will deploy 300 National Guard troops to Illinois, marking the latest flashpoint in a growing standoff between the White House and Democratic-led states over the president’s use of military forces to quell unrest in major cities. “Amidst ongoing violent riots and lawlessness, that local …
Read More »Trump Urges Military to Use U.S. Cities as ‘Training Grounds’ in Crime Crackdown
President Donald Trump told a gathering of top military leaders Tuesday that American cities should serve as “training grounds” for federal forces as part of his administration’s escalating crackdown on violent crime, describing the situation as “a war from within.” Speaking to dozens of generals and admirals at Marine Corps …
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