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A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump can send troops to Portland, Oregon, while litigation over their deployment moves forward, overturning a lower court that blocked Trump from his latest effort to use the military in Democratic-leaning cities.
Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and the police, attempt to keep protesters back outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on October 5, 2025 in Portland, Oregon.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/10/20/trump-can-send-troops-to-portland-appeals-court-rules/