Federal judge is extending temporary orders barring Trump administration from deploying National Guard to Portland
Source: CNN US
Updated Oct 15, 2025, 2:59 PM ET
PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2025, 2:50 PM ET
US District Judge Karin Immergut has ruled to extend her temporary restraining orders barring the deployment of the National Guard troops to Portland, keeping President Donald Trumps federalization efforts in limbo as legal challenges unfold.
The ruling by the Trump-appointed judge blocks the federal troops from deploying to Portland for another 14 days. The orders were originally set to expire this weekend.
The extension comes as the federal government challenges the judges earlier ruling on deployment in a higher court as it works to crack down on Democratic-led cities it claims are stricken by crime and disorder.
The president has cited protests outside Portlands Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility to justify the callups of troops in the deep blue city. Leaders in Oregon have emphatically disputed the presidents characterizations of their cities as war-ravaged and uncontrollably violent, arguing in court that the situation on the ground in Portland is nowhere as extreme as federal officials portray it to be.
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