US judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, finding he exceeded his authority.
- At Trump's direction, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth mobilized around 200 National Guard members to protect the Portland ICE facility amid nightly protests.
- Immergut found in her 106-page opinion that Trump failed Title 10, Sec. 12406 criteria as Portland protesters were largely peaceful and local police overtime totaled nearly $900,000.
- The Justice Department appealed and said it would seek a stay while the injunction went into effect immediately as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reviews the case.
- Legal experts say the ruling that violated federal law and the 10th Amendment raises state-sovereignty concerns and may require 9th Circuit or Supreme Court clarification before Nov. 17.
140 Articles
140 Articles
The dispute raises questions about executive power, federalism and the balance between federal and state control
Donald Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, judge rules
The US president ordered the National Guard to deploy to Portland in late September. The City of Portland and Oregon Attorney General's Office sued after alleging the administration was exaggerating occasional violence to justify deploying troops.
In the legal disputes over the deployment of the National Guard in major US cities, President Donald Trump has suffered a new setback. Federal judge Karin Immergut, appointed by Trump, described the deployment of the National Guard to Portland in the state of Oregon on Friday (local time) as "unlawful" and ordered its permanent suspension. In her ruling, which is before the news agency AFP, she concluded that there was neither an insurrection no…
Federal judge Karin Immergut calls the sending of the National Guard to Portland in the state of Oregon "unlawful and orders their permanent suspension.
District Judge Karin Immergut concluded that the deployments of the National Guard "exceeded the authority of the President"
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

































