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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline OCTOBER 17, 2025 | The Indian Eye 18

NYC Takes New Action Opposing

Federal Government’s Military Deployment

In American Cities

NYC New York City and Coalition Support Oregon’s Case Against Federal Administration Brief

Highlights Harms to Local Public Safety and Economies

OUR BUREAU Further, the brief cites the chill-
ing effect that National Guard de-
NEW YORK, NY
ployments have on the local economy
he City of New York — as part and taxpayers — as more customers
of a coalition of 74 localities stay inside and local businesses lose
Tfrom around the nation — has customers. Also, taxpayers are stuck
filed a new amicus brief supporting paying the bill for these deployments:
Oregon’s ongoing case against the $134 million for Los Angeles alone
federal government’s unlawful de- and, potentially, at least $10 million
ployment of the National Guard in for Oregon.
Portland. In the brief, the coalition Joining the City of New York
urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for and Portland, Oregon are the cities
the Ninth Circuit to affirm a district of Tucson, Arizona; Alameda, Ana-
court ruling in Oregon v. Trump, heim, Berkeley, Culver, Long Beach,
which enjoined the federal govern- Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento,
ment from deploying federal troops San Diego, San José, San Leandro,
in Portland. The coalition warns Santa Ana, Santa Monica, San Fran-
against the Trump administration’s Belt. We remain committed to keep- law because plaintiffs submitted ev- cisco, and West Hollywood, Califor-
plans to deploy the National Guard ing New Yorkers safe while uphold- idence that the cited protests were nia; Denver and Ridgway, Colorado;
at “anytime, anywhere, for any rea- ing our constitutional rights.” not significantly violent or disruptive New Haven, Connecticut; Tallahas-
son — based on nothing more than in the days or weeks leading up to see, Florida; Bloomington, Chicago,
sporadic incidents of conflict or be- “As highlighted in this brief, the president’s directive. The feder- and Evanston, Illinois; Indianapo-
ing a disfavored jurisdiction.” The al government filed an application lis, Indiana; Baltimore, Maryland;
coalition highlights the harms to lo- the president is continuing to in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence,
cal sovereignty, to local peace and treat American cities as mili- Ninth Circuit seeking an immediate Massachusetts; Ann Arbor, Bellev-
tranquility, and to local economies stay of the district court’s temporary ue, and Exeter, Michigan; Hopkins,
from the federal government’s de- tary ‘training grounds’ based restraining order. Minneapolis, and St. Paul, Minne-
ployment of the National Guard to on pretext and misinformation In the amicus brief, the coali- sota; Hoboken and Newark, New
American cities on pretextual and tion argues that the federal govern- Jersey, Albuquerque, New Mexico;
political grounds. that is contrary to the facts ment has overreached its authority Hudson, Rochester, and Brighton,
“New York City is proud to — on the ground,” said New York and that the lower court’s injunction New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Pitts-
once again — partner with a multi- should remain in place, based on burgh and Norristown, Pennsylvania;
tude of localities to assert local con- City Corporation Counsel Muri- longstanding federal laws prohibiting Providence, Rhode Island; Knoxville
trol over our own domain: public el Goode-Trufant. the National Guard from engaging in and Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, El
safety,” said New York City Mayor domestic law enforcement. The brief Paso, Iowa Colony, and San Marcos,
Eric Adams. “Our administration asserts that the federal government Texas; Burlington, Vermont; Alexan-
has been unrelenting in driving down “Federalizing and domestically has provided no factual basis or legal dria and Norfolk, Virginia; Tacoma,
crime, rooting out violent criminals, deploying the National Guard can justification for deploying 200 feder- Washington; Madison and Exeter,
and protecting New Yorkers, and sow chaos in local communities and al troops in Portland over the objec- Wisconsin; as well as the counties of
we have had record drops in crime should be a last resort, not a primary tion of local officials. The coalition Pima, Arizona; Alameda, Los An-
thanks to our commitment to public tactic, reserved for exceedingly rare states that there was no invasion or geles, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa
safety and the precision policing of circumstances. The district court rul- rebellion directed toward the federal Clara, and Sonoma, California; Den-
the NYPD. Collaboration with state ing enjoining the federal government government that would have allowed ver and Ouray, Colorado; Montgom-
and federal law enforcement has al- should be upheld.” it to lawfully deploy the National ery, Maryland; Ingham and Bellevue,
ways been a key part of our public In September 2025, the Trump Guard under 10 U.S.C. 12406, and Michigan; Columbia, Cortland, and
safety strategy, but we do not need a administration deployed members that this pretext dramatically increas- Monroe, New York; Multnomah,
deployment of the National Guard to of the National Guard to Portland, es the risk of irreparable injury by in- Oregon; Allegheny, Bucks, Clarion,
our city. Instead, we plan to continue citing protests of immigration en- flaming community tensions and in- Dauphin, and Montgomery, Pennsyl-
to work with the federal government forcement operations. On October terfering with local law enforcement vania; Davidson and Shelby, Tennes-
on areas where collaboration is war- 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court for personnel which is better trained to see; Harris and Travis, Texas; Kings
ranted, such as stopping the flow of the District of Oregon ruled that the manage situations such as protests and Pierce, Washington; Dan and
illegal guns to our city from the Iron deployment likely violated federal and crowd control. Exeter, Wisconsin.

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