A federal judge has permanently blocked President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, ruling that the move violates the Constitution.
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a 106-page statement. solution Friday, which prohibits Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from sending Federal Guard members from Oregon, Texas and California to Portland. A Trump appointee said the deployment exceeded presidential authority and violated the 10th Amendment.
The decision followed a three-day trial over whether protests outside Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement building justified military intervention under federal law. The Trump administration has argued that troops are needed to protect federal personnel and property, Fox News reported.
Immergut disagreed. (RELATED: Trump-appointed judge delays decision on National Guard deployment to Portland)
🚨 Oregon National Guard update in Portland:
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut issued a final ruling, permanently blocking President Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland.
Last week she extended the emergency reprieve until today's decision.
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“The facts show that these deployments, which were objected to by the Governor of Oregon and were not requested by federal officials in charge of guarding the ICE building, exceeded the authority of the President,” she wrote.
The judge said Trump failed to prove the existence of an insurrection that required military force. She added that the governor of Oregon opposed deployment and federal officials in charge of the ICE building never requested troops.
“Even with great respect for the president's determination, the president had no legal basis for federalizing the National Guard,” Immergut said.
The decision cited the 10th Amendment, which “reserves to the states any powers not expressly delegated to the federal government in the Constitution.”
Portland and Oregon sued administration in September after Hegseth sent 200 soldiers to the city. A judge temporarily blocked the placement on Sunday before making it permanent on Friday.
The administration can appeal this decision. Trump also faces a temporary ban on the stationing of troops in Chicago.
