❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration for a second time from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon issuing an emergency temporary restraining order.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. District Court. Judge Karin Immergut, Justice Department (DOJ) attorney Eric Hamilton, and President Donald J. Trump.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Sunday evening in Portland, Oregon.
💬KEY QUOTE: “How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the TRO that I issued yesterday?” – Judge Karin Immergut.
🎯IMPACT: The ruling halted federal troop movements and denied a DOJ request for a stay, citing no new facts to justify deployment.
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut moved to bar President Donald J. Trump for a second time from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon. This came after the judge had issued a temporary restraining order the day before.
Immergut, a Trump appointee, ruled late Sunday that the deployment violated both 10 U.S.C. §12406 and the Tenth Amendment. The ruling prevents the deployment of California’s National Guard, as well as troops from other states or Washington, D.C., to Oregon. During the proceedings, Immergut questioned Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Eric Hamilton, asking, “How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the TRO that I issued yesterday?”
She added, “You have to have a colorable claim that Oregon conditions warrant deploying the National Guard—you don’t.”
The DOJ requested a stay on the restraining order, but Immergut denied the request, citing the lack of new information to justify altering her ruling. “I’m handling this on an emergency basis with limited briefing,” she stated.
DOJ representatives have indicated that the administration plans to appeal the ruling, arguing that the President has authority under federal law to deploy National Guard forces in cases of “domestic unrest.”
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