Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order, halting President Donald Trump’s efforts to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, nominated to the federal bench by Trump, delivered the ruling late Saturday, October 4, barring the deployment for at least 14 days.

Judge Immergut stated that Trump’s rationale for federalizing the Guard did not meet the stringent criteria required for such a deployment without the state governor’s approval. While acknowledging protests in Portland, she deemed them “not significantly violent or disruptive” enough to warrant military intervention, adding that the incidents are manageable by regular law enforcement.

The decision impacts approximately 200 soldiers currently training on Oregon’s coast. The Trump administration is anticipated to appeal the ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The judge’s decision directly challenged Trump’s prior declarations on social media, where he described Portland as “war-ravaged” and cited the need to protect immigration facilities. Immergut concluded that Trump’s assessment was “simply untethered to the facts” and that he likely exceeded his constitutional authority. She further warned that the administration’s actions risked blurring the critical line between civil and military rule, emphasizing the nation’s foundational resistance to military intrusion into civil affairs.

Oregon officials have lauded the judge’s ruling. Governor Tina Kotek stated that “justice has been served,” while Attorney General Dan Rayfield called the decision a “wake-up call” for the President, asserting that no president should rely on fabricated facts or social media posts for military deployments within U.S. cities. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson echoed these sentiments, affirming that local authorities are capable of maintaining peace and calling for protesters to de-escalate.

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