Overview

• A temporary restraining order blocks the federalization and deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had authorized for 60 days.
• The order runs through Oct. 18 and could be extended, and the court denied the administration’s bid to pause the ruling while it appeals.
• Justice Department lawyers told the court that the president’s Truth Social posts were the primary basis for determining a Guard call-up was warranted under 10 U.S.C. §12406.
• Oregon and Portland argued recent demonstrations near the ICE facility were small and largely uneventful, and the judge wrote the president’s determination was not supported by conditions on the ground.
• The Portland ruling arrives as courts scrutinize deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, and as Illinois’ governor says the administration plans to federalize 300 Guard members for use in his state.