(The Hill) — A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked President Trump’s deployment of 200 National Guard members to Portland, Oregon.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted Oregon and Portland officials’ request for a temporary restraining order, barring implementation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s memo that authorized federalizing the troops over the state’s objection.
“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” the Trump-appointed judge wrote.
Immergut denied the Trump administration’s request to pause her order while the administration appeals. Her order is set to expire in 14 days but could be extended, and she set a trial for Oct. 29.
State and city officials jointly sued the Trump administration last month after the president vowed to protect “war-ravaged” Portland and its U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices he described as “under siege.”
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