FROM THE HILL: A federal judge on Sunday blocked President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland until the judge issues her final ruling later this week.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut expects to issue that ruling by Friday evening, after holding a trial last week on whether the deployment was legal.
In the meantime, the judge ruled the deployment should again be blocked because Oregon and Portland’s legal challenge is likely to succeed.
“This Court heard the trial testimony and arguments of counsel and has been in the process of diligently reviewing all the evidence,” Immergut wrote. “The interest of justice requires that this Court complete a thorough review of the exhibits and trial transcripts before issuing a final decision on the merits.”
Trump has deployed the National Guard in several cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.. All of these actions have sparked legal challenges.
For Portland, Trump says he’s allowed federalize the guard when there is an invasion, rebellion, or an inability to execute the laws with “regular forces.” He says ICE officers have been threatened, doxxed, and trapped in their cars, and that rebellion and the failure of regular forces to provide security allow him to proceed, under the law.
Immergut said Sunday that the ICE facility protests were “generally uneventful” and that there were only “occasional” examples of interference with federal personnel.
“Although there were sporadic instances of unlawful behavior, federal law enforcement, along with local law enforcement, were able to manage the situation and arrest and prosecute those responsible for criminal conduct,” Immergut wrote.
Immergut, a Trump appointee, temporarily blocked deployment of the Guard early last month, before an appeals court lifted that ruling. The president has informed Immergut that she has no authority to issue the new, temporary block in advance of her final ruling this week, but the judge rejected the argument and blocked the deployment.
JUST IN: Judge Immergut renews her block on President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, saying her three-day trial showed there was no credible evidence justify Trump/Hegseth’s incursion on Oregon’s sovereignty. https://t.co/XCKHVmKzP6 pic.twitter.com/4lvfTxJtTy
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 3, 2025
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