WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Oct. 5 temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon, hours after the Pentagon said that it reassigned 200 California National Guard members to Oregon.
The ruling by Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut in Oregon followed the Trump administration's decision to call in troops from California and Texas just one day after she temporarily blocked Trump from deploying 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced the move and amended lawsuit on Oct. 5, which added California as a party in the suit.
"How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the (decision) I issued yesterday?" Immergut asked a Trump administration lawyer during a hearing on Oct. 5.
Immergut said there was no evidence that recent protests necessitated the presence of National Guard troops, no matter where they came from. The ruling, which will remain in effect until at least Oct. 19, means the Trump administration would be blocked from sending any National Guard troops to Portland while Oregon and California seek a longer-term ruling in court.
