Judge Recuses Himself in Lawsuit Over Trump’s Deployment of Troops in Oregon

A federal judge recused himself on Oct. 2 from Oregon’s lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s plan to federalize Oregon National Guard troops to deal with civil unrest outside federal immigration facilities in Portland.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed suit against the Trump administration on Sept. 28 after the president said he would send troops to defend immigration facilities in Portland from “domestic terrorists.” The state is asking the federal district court to find the deployment unlawful and block it, saying Trump was exaggerating the threat of protests to justify taking control over state National Guard troops.