BREAKING: Appeals Court Lifts Judge’s Order Blocking Trump From Mobilizing Oregon National Guard Troops

by Cristina Laila Oct. 8, 2025 4:40 pm



A federal appeals court on Wednesday lifted a judge’s order blocking President Trump from federalizing Oregon National Guard Troops.

On Saturday, Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, blocked President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland.

Judge Immergut issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and blasted President Trump’s decision to deploy troops.

The TRO will expire on October 18.

The judge warned that Trump’s justification to deploy troops to Portland may send the country into a constitutional crisis.

On Sunday, President Trump called up hundreds of California National Guard Troops to Portland to circumvent the judge’s order blocking Oregon National Guard Troop deployment.

Trump also activated up to 400 Texas National Guard troops for deployment to Oregon, Illinois and other states amid violent, anti-ICE protests.

Late Sunday evening Judge Immergut held an emergency hearing after President Trump ‘circumvented’ her previous order halting troop deployment to Portland.

The judge issued a second TRO and blocked all troop deployment to Oregon.

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Replying to @ProfMJCleveland15/ Plaintiff: Appropriate to issue a second order with broader scope to incorporate reasoning, "exploited" b/c TRO limited to Oregon, so we want to prohibit stay federalized members of any national guards of any state or district of columbia. Judge: That's what I will do, I will

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11:16 PM · Oct 5, 2025

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday unanimously voted to lift Judge Immergut’s Temporary Restraining Order on Trump’s mobilization of Oregon National Guard Troops.

However, the Ninth Circuit left in place Judge Immergut’s block on troop deployment.

The three-judge panel included: Graber (Clinton), Nelson (Trump), and Bade (Trump).

President Trump previously authorized troops to Portland, Oregon, and other Democrat-run cities to protect ICE agents from Antifa terrorists and other radical far-left groups.

“At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump previously said on Truth Social.

Right on cue, Democrat-run Oregon sued the Trump Administration to stop the deployment of troops.
Arguments on a longer stay are scheduled for Thursday.

JUST IN: 9th Circuit panel lifts TRO judge issued against federalization & deployment of Oregon National Guard in Portland for ICE security. Administrative stay. Args on longer stay set for tomorrow. 3-0. Graber/R.Nelson/Bade (Clinton/Trump/Trump). Doc: https://t.co/h8r82sI5Fb

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) October 8, 2025

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