Federal judge permanently blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland
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A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, was unconstitutional.
On Sunday, Trump-appointed U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut temporarily extended an order barring the administration from sending troops to the Rose City, saying the government failed to justify the move.
In the order issued on Sunday evening, Immergut temporarily blocked the “Minister of Defense”. [Pete] It prohibited Hegseth from enforcing memoranda that authorized the federalization and deployment of National Guard members from Oregon, Texas, and California to Portland.
The measure remained in effect until Friday.
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A protester holds a sign as law enforcement officers stand outside an ICE facility in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Friday’s 106-page ruling makes the order permanent.
The decision followed a three-day hearing on whether protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland warranted the domestic use of the military under federal law.
The administration has said the troops are needed to protect federal personnel and property.
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Law enforcement officers walk out the door of an ICE facility and toward protesters in Portland, Oregon, October 11. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Immergut said in the ruling that “the evidence shows that these deployments, which were challenged by Oregon’s governor and not requested by the federal officials responsible for protecting the ICE building, exceeded the President’s authority” because he could not show there was a rebellion or threat of rebellion that could not be enforced without the military.
The judge added that “even with great respect for the President’s determination, the President has no legal basis to federalize the National Guard.”
Immergut said the order is unconstitutional, violating the 10th Amendment, which “‘reserves to the States’ all powers not expressly delegated to the federal government in the Constitution.”
Federal agents stand outside an ICE facility in Portland, Ore. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
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The city of Portland and the state of Oregon sued the administration over the deployment in September after Hegseth sent 200 soldiers to the city.
The administration may object to the decision.
The administration is also facing a temporary injunction from a judge in Chicago banning the administration from sending in troops.
