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