U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut halts President Donald Trump’s deployment of 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, ruling the action exceeded presidential authority.
A U.S. District Court on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to halt the Trump administration from deploying 200 National Guardsmen to Portland, Oregon, amid violent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests.
The lawsuit, brought by the State of Oregon and City of Portland, argued the deployment was unlawful, exceeding the president’s statutory and constitutional authority.
Judge Karin Immergut, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, granted the TRO blocking the federal action.
Trump in June issued a memorandum authorizing the federalization of National Guard troops, citing threats to federal employees and facilities during protests against immigration enforcement.
While violence was reported near a Portland ICE facility in June, the state alleged that by late summer, protests had become small and largely peaceful.
On Sept. 27, Trump announced via Truth Social he was directing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deploy troops to “war-ravaged Portland” to protect against “Antifa and other domestic terrorists”, and authorized “full force, if necessary.
