Overview
- U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued a permanent injunction barring deployment of federalized National Guard troops onto Portland streets, finding violations of Title 10 and the Tenth Amendment.
- Following a three-day trial with testimony and more than 750 exhibits, the court concluded there was neither a rebellion nor an inability of regular forces to execute federal law and that officials on the ground had not requested troops.
- The ruling includes a 14-day administrative pause that keeps certain Guard units under federal control but prohibits any deployment during that period.
- The White House and Department of Homeland Security said they will appeal, maintaining the federalization was lawful and necessary to protect personnel and property.
- The case moves to the Ninth Circuit with potential Supreme Court review, as parallel challenges to Guard deployments in Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., continue, and court records show at least 32 federal charges tied to Portland protests since June.