Judge Bars Trump Permanently From Deploying National Guard to Portland

A U.S. judge has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot deploy National Guard members to the city of Portland, Oregon, Ana Faguy reported for BBC News.

Troops had already been blocked from deploying to the city under a temporary court order — now made permanent. (Photo: Oregon National Guard - Oregon Military Department)

The ruling marks the latest development in a weeks-long court battle over whether the president violated federal law by sending troops to a U.S. city despite objections from local officials.

Troops had already been blocked from deploying to the city under a temporary court order — now made permanent.

The ruling marks the latest development in a weeks-long court battle over whether the president violated federal law by sending troops to a U.S. city despite objections from local officials.

Troops had already been blocked from deploying to the city under a temporary court order — now made permanent.

Earlier this month, Judge Karin Immergut issued two temporary restraining orders: one blocking Trump from mobilizing the Oregon National Guard to Portland, and another broader order preventing him from sending troops from any state into Oregon.

The Portland deployment was part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to subdue protests against federal immigration raids in primarily Democrat-led cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

The decision by Immergut — a Trump appointee — marks the first time his administration has been permanently blocked from deploying troops to a city. The administration is widely expected to appeal the decision, which could ultimately reach the Supreme Court.