Federal Judge Bars National Guard from Any States Being Ordered to Portland

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A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the federal government from relocating National Guard members to Oregon from any state, following reports that 400 Texas National Guard troops were being sent to the state. Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, made the ruling in a telephonic hearing on Sunday, citing that the federal government's actions directly contravened her Saturday order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in Portland. Immergut stated that she was troubled by the government's continued attempts to deploy troops from other states, likening it to a "game of rhetorical whack-a-mole."

Key Takeaways:

  • Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order against the federal government, barring them from relocating National Guard members to Oregon from any state.
  • The order came after reports that 400 Texas National Guard troops were being sent to Oregon, Illinois, and other locations.
  • Immergut stated that the federal government's actions directly contravened her previous order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in Portland.
  • The judge's order will last 14 days and applies to federalized military from any state or Washington, D.C.
  • Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker expressed surprise and lack of communication from the federal government about plans to send troops from Texas to their states.
  • State attorneys and the governor argued that the deployment of National Guard troops was a form of martial law and threatened the balance between civil and military federal power.

Statistics:

  • 400: The number of Texas National Guard troops being sent to Oregon, Illinois, and other locations.
  • 101: The number of federalized California National Guard troops that arrived in Portland overnight.
  • 200: The number of federalized members of the California National Guard being reassigned from duty in the Los Angeles area to Portland.
  • 150: The number of people gathered peacefully around the ICE facility in Portland after the hearing.
  • 14: The duration of Judge Immergut's temporary restraining order.

Sources:

  • Oregon Capital Chronicle
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Pentagon spokesman