Oregon officials had challenged President Donald Trump’s move to send troops to the state’s largest city, calling it “patently unlawful.”
A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, at least temporarily thwarting President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Oregon’s biggest city.
Oregon demonstrated that such an action would violate the state’s 10th Amendment right to control its National Guard, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut, a Trump appointee, wrote in her decision granting a temporary restraining order.
“This country has a long-standing and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,” Immergut wrote, later adding, “This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of constitutional law, not martial law.”
Immergut said her restraining order will expire Oct. 18, though she suggested it could be extended. She scheduled a hearing for Oct. 17 to address that question.