Judge Temporarily Blocks National Guard Deployment to Portland

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The temporary restraining order is in place until Oct. 18.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of 200 National Guard troops to Portland on Oct. 4, as violent protesters continue to target federal immigration officers. The judge ruled that the action is outside of the president’s executive authority.

“This country has a longstanding and foundational tradition of resistance to government overreach, especially in the form of military intrusion into civil affairs,” U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut wrote in her order.

“This historical tradition boils down to a simple proposition: this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law. Defendants have made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation,” she added.

At the request of the president, War Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo on Sept. 28 to the leader of the Oregon National Guard saying that 200 members would be called into federal service for a period of 60 days under Title 10, Section 12406 of the U.S. Code.

That same day, Oregon filed a lawsuit seeking to block that federalization, arguing that the president was exceeding his executive authority.

Immergut sided with Oregon, finding the state would “suffer an injury of sovereignty.” She granted a temporary restraining order that will last until Oct. 18.

In her order, she found that President Donald Trump had violated the 10th Amendment in federalizing Oregon’s National Guard without constitutional authority.

“Because Oregon is likely to succeed on its Tenth Amendment claim, it will also likely suffer irreparable harm in the absence of a temporary restraining order,” the judge wrote.

The White House said on Sept. 28 that the president was acting within his authority, citing months of violent unrest outside federal immigration facilities in Portland.

“President Trump is using his lawful authority to direct the National Guard to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following months of violent riots where officers have been assaulted and doxxed by left-wing rioters,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement.

“The President’s lawful actions will make Portland safer.”

By T.J. Muscaro

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