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The governor of California, Gavin Newsom stated on Sunday that he is suing President Trump regarding the reported dispatch of 300 Californian state guard members to Oregon.

“They are on their way there now,” Newsom stated in his official statement. “This administration is openly undermining the rule of law itself and implementing their risky rhetoric – disregarding legal directives and treating judges, even presidential appointees, as political opponents.”

Judicial Context and Federal Ruling

The governor's legal action is in response to a court decision that prevented the White House from sending the Oregon national guard to Portland. US district judge Karin Immergut supported claims that it would intensify rather than ease conflict in the urban area.

The judge stated in her ruling, which delays sending the troops until at least October 18, that there was a insufficient proof that the recent protests in Portland merited the action.

City Officials Respond

Caroline Turco, Portland’s senior deputy attorney, said that there had been peaceful conditions against federal agents for months and that recent Ice protests were calm in the days before the national leader described the metropolis to be a battlefield, sometimes including fewer than a dozen participants.

“This isn’t about public safety, it’s about power,” Newsom said. “This battle will be fought in the courts, but the citizens should speak out in the face of such reckless and dictatorial conduct by the President of the United States.”

State Attorney General Comments

Through an announcement on social media, the state's attorney general stated that the state is reviewing possible actions and getting ready to file suit.

“The administration is evidently determined on deploying the military in U.S. urban centers, absent proof or authority to do so,” he noted. “It is up to us and the legal system to hold him accountable. That’s what we intend to do.”

Federal and Local Reaction

The guard's representatives directed inquiries to the defense department. A official representative declined to comment. There was silence from the presidential administration.

National Background

This development from the state came just a short time after Trump ordered the sending of military personnel to Chicago, the newest in a series of comparable operations across multiple American states.

Trump had initially revealed the initiative on the 27th of September, saying he was approving maximum deployment, as needed” in spite of appeals from Oregon officials and the representatives from the state, who reported there had been a single, calm protest outside a federal agency location.

Historical Context

For years, Trump has promoted the narrative that the city is a conflict-torn urban center with radicals engaging in chaos and unlawful behavior.

During his first term in the year 2020, he dispatched national troops to the city during the rallies over the murder by officers of a citizen in Minneapolis. The demonstrations extended across the US but were particularly intense in Portland. Despite protests against Ice being relatively small in the region currently, Trump has cited them as a reason to send forces.

Commenting on X about the new decision from the President, Newsom commented: “It is outrageous. It is contrary to our principles, and it must be stopped.”