US President Donald Trump illegally ordered the National Guard to Portland, a federal judge has ruled.

The ruling, a legal setback for the administration, is the first to permanently block Mr Trump's use of military force to suppress protests against immigration authorities .

Mr Trump is seeking to do the same in Democrat-led Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington DC .

The ruling replaces Judge Karin Immergut's interim order that prevented the Portland deployment.

Mr Trump ordered the National Guard to Portland in response to what he said was a "war ravaged" city, with "ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa" and "crazy people" who "try to burn down buildings, including federal buildings" every night.

The justice department claims federal law enforcement in Portl

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