Overview
- U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled the deployment unlawful after a three-day hearing, finding the demonstrations largely peaceful and the president beyond his authority.
- The permanent injunction bars the use of National Guard personnel from any state in Portland and replaces earlier temporary orders.
- The administration plans to appeal, while a separate Ninth Circuit panel decision that reached the opposite conclusion is under en banc review.
- About 400 Guard members from Oregon and California remain on two Oregon bases, with Oregon troops held at least two more weeks and California units under federal control until at least early February 2026.
- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson praised the ruling, as President Trump has described the city as 'war-torn' to justify sending troops to protect the ICE facility.