A federal judge has permanently blocked President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, saying the move violates the Constitution.
U.S. District Judge Karen Immergut issued a 106-page ruling resolution On Friday, he blocks Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from sending federal Guard members from Oregon, Texas and California to Portland. The Trump appointee said the publication exceeded presidential authority and violated the 10th Amendment.
The ruling came after a three-day trial examining whether protests at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland justified military intervention under federal law. The Trump administration has said the troops are needed to protect federal employees and property, Fox News reported I mentioned.
Immergut disagreed. (RELATED: Trump-appointed judge blocks decision on National Guard deployment to Portland)
🚨 Oregon National Guard update to Portland:
U.S. District Judge Karen Immergut issued a final ruling permanently barring President Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland.
Last week, it extended the emergency stay until today’s ruling.
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“The evidence shows that these deployments, which were vetoed by Oregon’s governor and not requested by federal officials responsible for protecting the ICE building, exceeded the president’s authority,” she wrote.
The judge said Trump failed to prove there was an insurrection that required military force. She added that Oregon’s governor opposed the deployment and that federal officials in charge of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building never requested the troops.
“Even with great respect for the president’s decision, the president had no legal basis to federalize the National Guard,” Immergott said.
The resolution cited the Tenth Amendment, which “reserves to the states any powers not expressly delegated to the federal government in the Constitution.”
Portland, Oregon, sued the department in September after Hegseth sent 200 soldiers to the city. The judge temporarily banned publication on Sunday before making it permanent on Friday.
The administration can appeal the ruling. Trump also faces a temporary injunction blocking the deployment of troops to Chicago.