The State of California's Governor Newsom Initiates Lawsuit Against President Trump Regarding National Guard Dispatch to Portland

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared on Sunday that he is filing a lawsuit against Donald Trump concerning the claimed sending of 300 California state guard members to Oregon.

“They are on their way there now,” Newsom remarked in a press statement. “The Trump Administration is blatantly undermining the judicial framework directly and enacting their dangerous statements – disregarding legal directives and treating judges, even those appointed by the President himself, as foes.”

Legal Background and Federal Ruling

Newsom’s proposed lawsuit follows a court decision that prevented the federal government from sending the state guard of Oregon to the city of Portland. US district judge Karin Immergut supported claims that it would escalate rather than ease conflict in the city.

The judge ruled in her ruling, which postpones sending the guard until at least the 18th of October, that there was a insufficient proof that the recent protests in Portland warranted the move.

Local Officials React

Portland's legal representative, the deputy attorney, said that there had been an absence of violent incidents against Ice officers for several months and that current rallies were peaceful in the period before the chief executive labeled the city to be a conflict area, occasionally including less than twelve demonstrators.

“This issue goes beyond safety, it’s about power,” Governor Newsom said. “Legal action will be our response, but the people must not remain quiet in the wake of such reckless and dictatorial behavior by the nation's leader.”

Oregon Legal Chief Comments

In a statement on X, the state's attorney general stated that the government is reviewing possible actions and preparing to take legal action.

“The administration is clearly intent on sending the troops in domestic metropolitan areas, lacking evidence or authority to do so,” his statement said. “It is up to us and the judicial system to ensure accountability. This is our plan.”

Federal and State Reaction

The California national guard directed inquiries to the federal defense agency. A department spokesperson refused to provide a statement. There was no immediate comment from the executive branch.

National Context

The report from the state came just a 24 hours after Trump ordered the dispatch of military personnel to Chicago, the newest in a succession of comparable actions across several states in the U.S..

The President had initially revealed the plan on the 27th of September, claiming he was allowing complete use, should it be required” regardless of pleas from local leaders and the state’s congressional delegation, who reported there had been a one, calm demonstration outside a federal agency location.

Past Background

Historically, the President has emphasized the narrative that the city is a “war-ravaged” city with activists engaging in disorder and criminal acts.

During his first term in the year 2020, he sent national troops to the metropolis during the rallies over the killing by police of a citizen in Minneapolis. The demonstrations spread across the US but were particularly intense in Portland. Even with demonstrations against Ice being modest in size in the state this year, the President has pointed to them as grounds to dispatch troops.

Speaking online about the new decision from the President, the governor stated: “It’s appalling. It’s un-American, and it must be stopped.”