Trump to drop National Guard push in 3 cities : NPR
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Key Points:
- President Trump announced a temporary halt to deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland following legal setbacks and court rulings blocking these deployments in Democratic-led cities.
- Courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court, ruled against the administration's efforts, emphasizing constitutional protections against military intervention in civilian matters.
- Trump argued the deployments were necessary to combat crime and protect federal immigration officers, but Democratic governors and federal judges opposed the measures.
- National Guard troops remain deployed in some Republican-led areas, such as Washington, D.C., Tennessee, and New Orleans, where legal challenges have been less restrictive.
- Trump indicated plans to resume deployments in the future if crime rates increase, suggesting a potential return "
