US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops To Portland

Last Updated:October 07, 2025, 00:53 IST

US District Judge Karin Immergut blocked Donald Trump’s plan to deploy Texas and California National Guard troops to Portland, as California and Oregon sought a restraining order.

Portland is the latest Democratic-led city that has been targeted by President Trump’s administration to curb “out-of-control crime”. (AFP)

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying National Guard troops from Texas and California to Portland, Oregon.

The decision was announced late on Sunday after the same court rejected Trump’s attempt to deploy Oregon’s National Guard members to Portland.

Portland is the latest Democratic-led city that has been targeted by Trump’s administration to curb “out-of-control crime”.

According to BBC, the ruling on Sunday from US District Judge Karin Immergut came shortly after the Pentagon confirmed 200 members of the California National Guard had been reassigned to Portland to “support US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal personnel performing official duties”.

California and Oregon had sought a temporary restraining order against the deployment.

Judge Immergut said there was no evidence that recent protests in the city made the presence of federalised National Guard troops necessary.

Following the ruling, tephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff, called the ruling on X “one of the most egregious and thunderous violations of constitutional order we have ever seen – and is yet the latest example of unceasing efforts to nullify the 2024 election by fiat”.

The temporary restraining order will remain effective till October 19.

Meanwhile, Trump has also authorised the deployment of National Guard troops from other states to Chicago, Illinois.

BBC reported that Illinois state and the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Trump administration aiming to block a similar planned deployment of troops to the city.

“The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly for the reason that their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement.

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