The decision of the American president unleashed a strong political rejection and opened legal doubts about the constitutionality of the operation.
In a new confrontation gesture with local authorities, the president of the United States, Donald Trumpannounced this Saturday the deployment of federal forces in Portland, Oregon, Under the argument of stopping “Internal terrorists.”
The decision was communicated through its social networks, where he said he instructed the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to guarantee the necessary military presence in the city and in ICE facilities (Immigration and Customs Control Service) that, according to Trump, were under attack by groups linked to Antifa.
The announcement deepened the clash with the mayor of Portland, Keith Wilsonwho in September had expressed that he did not request federal intervention. After knowing the order of the White House, he reiterated his rejection: “The number of soldiers needed in Portland is zero, as in any other American city”he said in a statement.
From Oregon they point to an “abuse of power”
It is not the first time that Trump resorts to military deployment in urban centers: weeks ago he had authorized the presence of troops in Los Angeles and Washington DC, Measures that unleashed mass demonstrations in rejection of the “militarization” of social protests.
From the Democratic ruling they went out to question the measure And they highlighted that in Portland “There is no threat to national security”. The governor of Oregon, Tina Kotekwarned that any deployment would constitute “an abuse of power” and said that it analyzes with the Attorney General Dan Rayfield eventual legal responses.
The Trump administration justified the decision within the framework of attacks on ICE facilities registered in recent months. According to the Department of National Security (DHS), a migratory processing center in Portland was repeatedly besieged, with episodes of violence that resulted in 26 federal accusations for crimes ranging from fires to aggressions to officers. The agency even denounced that Rose City Antifarecently designated by Trump as “National Terrorist Organization,” filtered personal data of agents and issued threats against federal employees.
The Antifa movement, however, does not have a formal structure or a legal framework that enables its proscription. Jurists warn that labeling it as a terrorist group could open a constitutional dispute, since the First amendment Protect freedom of association and expression. In this context, democratic legislators such as the senator Ron Wyden and the representative Suzanne Bonamici They accused the ICE of applying an indiscriminate approach, citing cases of arrests of people without criminal record, including a father arrested when withdrawing his son from the preschool and a arrested forest firefighter while fighting fires.
Donald Trump about a possible truce in Gaza: “I think we have an agreement to end the war”
The president of the United States, Donald TrumpHe said he thinks he has an “agreement to end the war in Gaza.” As detailed, the same “ will allow hostages to recover ” And “it will be An agreement that will end war. “
Trump’s sayings arrive after the various meetings he had with representatives from several Arab and Muslim countries. For his part, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, had a hard speech in which he defended the military advance on the Gaza Strip.
The situation in Gaza continues to tense day by day. Next Monday, the White House plans to receive the Netanyahu in what will be the fifth meeting that both leaders will have so far this year.
According to the American president’s own sayings, to reach an agreement this would be the “Eighth War” to which he manages to end Since he assumed his second presidency, in January 2025.
Source: Ambito
