On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that President Trump has the authority to deploy the National Guard to Portland, allowing him to continue his nationwide crime crackdown.

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From Reuters:

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led locales.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Justice Department’s request to put on hold a judge’s order that had blocked the deployment while a legal challenge to Trump’s action plays out.

The court said that sending in the National Guard was an appropriate response to protesters, who had damaged a federal building and threatened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Two Trump appointees, Circuit Judge Bridget Bade and Circuit Judge Ryan Nelson, joined the unsigned majority opinion. Judge Nelson even wrote a concurring opinion suggesting that courts do not have the authority to review a president’s deployment of National Guard troops.

This decision overrules the previous decision made by District Judge Karin Immergut, who blocked President trump from deploying troops in Portland. IFA covered her ruling at the time. This appeals court’s decision is an answer to our prayers!

As President Trump had sought to clean up crime across the nation with the National Guard, many leaders and justices have sought to oppose him. Let’s pray for the President as he works to keep us safe!

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(Excerpt from Reuters. Photo Credit: Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)