No troops can be deployed to Portland, and Oregon troops will remain federalized for at least 14 more days
A federal judge on Friday issued an order permanently blocking President Donald Trump from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Portland against the wishes of state and local leaders.
On Friday, following an expedited three-day trial and a week of deliberation, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut issued her 100-page final decision in favor of the state of Oregon, the city of Portland and the state of California in their suit against Trump and the federal government.
Immergut, a Trump appointee, found that Trump’s justification for the attempted late September deployment — that protests outside of a Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility since June constituted a “rebellion” against the federal government and significantly impeded its functions — is unfounded.
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The 400 Oregon and California guard troops waiting at two military camps in Oregon since early October remain federalized but cannot be deployed in Oregon. Oregon’s troops will remain federalized for at least 14 more days, which “preserves the status quo,” Immergut wrote.
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