A federal judge on Saturday blocked President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland.
Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and blasted President Trump’s decision to deploy troops.
The judge warned that Trump’s justification to deploy troops to Portland may send the country into a constitutional crisis.
BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump’s call-up of the National Guard in Portland.https://t.co/Oe3y7MWzuz pic.twitter.com/tulDzJR6Sm
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 4, 2025
Last weekend, President Trump authorized troops to Portland, Oregon, and other Democrat-run cities to protect ICE agents from Antifa terrorists and other radical far-left groups.
“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Right on cue, Democrat-run Oregon sued the Trump Administration to stop the deployment of troops.
Oregon’s Democrat Governor Tina Kotek openly declared war on President Trump’s plan to restore order in Portland, telling the President of the United States to “stand down” and keep federal troops out of her state, even as Antifa terrorists and far-left agitators have spent years terrorizing the city.
The TRO will expire in 14 days.
CNN reported:
A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in troops to protect what he calls a “war-ravaged” city.
The ruling by the Trump-nominated judge marks the latest setback to White House efforts to crack down on Democratic-led cities it claims are stricken by crime and disorder, often in part by citing the need to protect ICE facilities from riotous protesters.
The temporary restraining order expires in 14 days on October 18, US District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump nominee, wrote in her order Saturday.
Meanwhile, violent Antifa terrorists and other far-left protesters took over streets again in Portland on Saturday.
