Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued a temporary restraining order blocking deployment of 200 federalized Oregon National Guard troops to Portland until Oct. 18.
• The case turns on 10 U.S.C. §12406 and limits under the Posse Comitatus Act, and the judge signaled doubt after a DOJ lawyer said the president’s Truth Social posts were the primary basis for the determination.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had already signed a memo placing 200 Oregon Guard members under federal control for 60 days to protect ICE facilities.
• Protests outside Portland’s ICE facility continued over the weekend, with federal agents using tear gas and making several arrests, according to local reporting.
• As Oregon’s order took effect, the White House said Trump authorized federalization of 300 Illinois Guard troops for Chicago, which Governor J.B. Pritzker opposed after describing a federal ultimatum.