A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from sending federalized National Guard members from California — or any other state — to the streets of Portland, Oregon.
In a rare, late Sunday night virtual hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted the motion for a temporary restraining order filed by the state of California, which asked her to prevent the deployment of up to 300 members of the California National Guard to Portland.
A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from sending federalized National Guard members from California — or any other state — to the streets of Portland, Oregon.
In a rare, late Sunday night virtual hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted the motion for a temporary restraining order filed by the state of California, which asked her to prevent the deployment of up to 300 members of the California National Guard to Portland.
The decision from Immergut, a Trump appointee, came a day after she blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy Oregon National Guard troops in Portland.
Earlier Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would sue the Trump administration after it deployed the federalized troops — National Guard members called into service by the president — to Oregon.
“This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power,” Newsom said in a statement. “The Trump Administration is unapologetically attacking the rule of law itself and putting into action their dangerous words — ignoring court orders and treating judges, even those appointed by the President himself, as political opponents.”
In a statement, the White House had confirmed the movement of California National Guard troops to Oregon.
“President Trump exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement,” White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Sunday that members of the California National Guard were being reassigned from the Los Angeles area to Portland “to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal personnel performing official duties, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.”
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, confirmed that some of the troops had flown into Oregon on Saturday night and said “it is our understanding that there are more on the way today.”
She condemned the move, saying in a statement: “The facts haven’t changed. There is no need for military intervention in Oregon. There is no insurrection in Portland. No threat to national security. Oregon is our home, not a military target. Oregonians exercising their freedom of speech against unlawful actions by the Trump Administration should do so peacefully.”
Texas National Guard called into service
Before the late-night ruling, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo Sunday that he is calling up to 400 members of the Texas National Guard into federal service in Chicago and Portland for up to 60 days with the potential for an extension.
“On October 4, 2025, the President determined that violent incidents, as well as the credible threat of continued violence, are impeding the execution of the laws of the United States in Illinois, Oregon, and other locations throughout the United States,” Hegseth wrote.
The memo was included in a court filing by the Oregon attorney general’s office in the Oregon National Guard case Sunday night.
