A federal judge will decide today whether to block the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Oregon.

Oregon and Portland officials sued after Trump announced he would send troops to protect what he called “war-ravaged” Portland. The state calls the order illegal and says Trump’s portrayal of the city is wildly hyperbolic. About 200 Oregon National Guard soldiers have been mobilized.

President Donald Trump claimed last week the move was “to protect [the] war-ravaged” city. He said troops will be used to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities “under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists.”

Trump said he is authorizing the military to use “full force, if necessary.”

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