Judge Blocks Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Portland (Again)
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut issued a permanent injunction blocking President Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland. The decision, the fourth time Immergut has blocked the deployment, comes after a trial where the city and states argued the federal government exceeded its authority, despite acknowledging some violence during protests. Immergut concluded the President lacked a lawful basis for federalizing the Guard, noting that the protests had become predominately peaceful. The court also addressed the Trump administration’s misrepresentation of the number of federal officers deployed.
John Q. Hosedrinker