Overview
- U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a permanent injunction after a three-day hearing, concluding the National Guard cannot be sent to Portland.
- Her 106-page opinion found no rebellion or threat of rebellion in Portland and described the demonstrations outside the ICE facility as largely peaceful.
- Immergut, a Trump appointee, wrote that federal officers’ use of tear gas and stun grenades contributed to the confrontations cited to justify intervention.
- The Trump administration plans to appeal as a Ninth Circuit en banc review proceeds following conflicting appellate guidance.
- Roughly 400 Guard members remain on Oregon bases, with 200 Oregon troops under state control for at least two weeks and 200 California troops under federal control until early February 2026, while Oregon leaders call the deployment unnecessary.