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Portland’s 2020 unrest echoes throughout trial over Trump National Guard plan
The chaotic riots that consumed Portland, Ore., during the summer of 2020 reverberated through a trial over President Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops into the city’s streets. Federal officials and government lawyers have portrayed Portland as under siege in seeking to persuade a judge that Trump’s takeover of the state’s soldiers and

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2020 riot victims question if National Guard deployment is needed in Portland
Judge in Portland extends block against Trump's National Guard deployment
The Latest: White House walks back Trump’s threat to SNAP
President Donald Trump caused some confusion earlier Tuesday when he appeared to threaten SNAP benefits unless Democrats voted to reopen the government — despite court orders mandating that the admin...

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Trump Threatens to Withhold SNAP Payments, Despite Court Order
Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland
Judge Extends Block of Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland
Judge Immergut said she needed more time to fully consider the “voluminous” evidence and three days of testimony she heard in a trial last week after state and city officials sued to fight the federal...

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Trump threatens food aid as cities, nonprofits ask judge to intervene
The Latest: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

Anti-ICE protester's frog costume gains a reach well beyond the small Portland pond

Seth Todd was one of a few dedicated protesters gathering nightly outside of Portland's ICE building. Now his inflatable frog costume is a nationwide symbol.

Feds demand Portland turn over protest data, say city is violating key use-of-force agreement

The federal government’s missive is the latest in their pledge to launch a “full investigation” into the Portland Police Bureau, which it claims engages in “viewpoint discrimination” by supporting left-wing protesters at the expense of counterprotesters and right-wing media.
Independent Journal Review

Portland Police Host Professor On Podcast To Brag About ‘Peaceful’ Protests That Led To 60 Arrests

The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) touted a professor’s remarks commending leftist activists as “deeply wedded to” nonviolence on its website

Portland police accuse federal troops of inflaming anti-ICE protests, which city claims have not been violent

Portland police commander testifies that Trump's federal forces escalated protest violence at ICE facility, contradicting administration claims during bench trial.
Hoodline

Portland Police Arrest Two During South Waterfront Protests as Total Arrest Count Reaches Sixty

Portland Police Bureau monitored a protest, arrested two for harassment, and continue to focus on public safety, not immigration enforcement.

Protest stays calm as trial over Portland troop deployment gets underway: Get caught up

A federal trial on whether President Donald Trump lawfully mobilized National Guard troops to Portland got underway Wednesday and will continue Thursday. For now, a temporary restraining order barring the federal deployment of Oregon National Guard troops remains in effect through Saturday.

In Portland, naked bike riders protest Trump’s military plans

Organizers called an “emergency” edition of the annual ride to bring attention to the “ongoing and escalating harm” to immigrants and Indigenous people.

Portland ‘No Kings’ protest draws ‘tens of thousands,’ police say

Trump protest labeled “No Kings” is took place on Saturday in Portland. According to Portland police, the rally drew “tens of thousands” of people.

Portland awaits National Guard ruling, a look at ICE protest arrests, soggy Halloween protests: Get caught up

That’s a dramatic departure from the kinds of charges people faced in mid-June, when protests at the ICE facility were at their most tumultuous. At that time, Portland police arrested people for crimes such as throwing rocks at the ICE building, shoving officers and trying to light fires.
Jefferson Public Radio

Protest danger, officer safety steer final arguments in trial over National Guard deployment to Portland

U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said Friday that she aimed to issue a ruling Sunday — the day that her temporary restraining order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops expires. The legal debate capped off a three-day trial in Portland that saw a handful of local, state and federal officials take the witness stand.
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