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Judge grants restraining order halting Trump's deployment of Oregon National Guard

By Conrad Wilson (OPB)
Oct. 4, 2025 7:49 p.m. Updated: Oct. 4, 2025 8:45 p.m.

"This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law," the Trump appointed judge wrote.

A federal judge in Portland, Oregon temporarily blocked President Trump's federalization of 200 members of the state's National Guard.

On Saturday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut granted a temporary restraining order filed by the City of Portland and State of Oregon, halting Trump's deployment at least through Oct. 17, when she will hear arguments over whether to extend the restraining order.

"This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs," Immergut wrote in her order.

"This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law," she concluded. "Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power--to the detriment of this nation.

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Judge halts Trump Guard plan

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/national-guard-troops-temporarily-blocked-from-deploying-to-portland-judge-finds.html

National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge rules

Updated: Oct. 04, 2025, 5:45 p.m.Published: Oct. 04, 2025, 4:34 p.m.

Oregon National Guard Armory
The Oregon National Guard Armory in Salem, Oregon, on Oct. 2, 2025. Mark Graves/The Oregonian

By Maxine Bernstein The Oregonian/OregonLive

A judge on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to halt its mobilization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to protect the ICE building in Portland and its officers amid nightly protests.

U.S. Department of Justice lawyers have vowed to immediately appeal the ruling and ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to put a hold on the judge's order.

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In a 31-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut rejected the federal government's assertion that Portland faces a "danger of rebellion" and said she wasn't persuaded by the U.S. Justice Department's argument that "regular forces" are unable to execute federal law.

Lawyers for the U.S. government also failed to show that federal officers need backup from the National Guard to protect the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building or themselves, Immergut found.

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