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Trump defies federal court order by sending California National Guard to Portland
President Donald Trump bypassed a federal court ruling on Saturday by deploying 300 members of the California National Guard to Portland, Oregon, only hours after a judge blocked his attempt to federalize Oregon’s own Guard forces. The decision triggered sharp backlash from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who vowed to challenge the move in court, calling it a “stunning abuse of power.”
A federal judge halts Trump’s plan
Federal Judge Karin Immergut, appointed by Trump, issued a temporary restraining order preventing the administration from federalizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops. In her ruling, Immergut described the president’s justifications as “wholly detached from the facts” and said the move appeared not to be made “in good faith.”
Rather than comply, Trump ordered troops already under federal control in California to deploy across state lines to Portland. According to Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, 101 of those troops arrived by air Saturday night, with additional forces expected the following morning.
“This action appears to be a deliberate attempt to circumvent yesterday’s federal court order,” Kotek said in a Sunday statement, noting that her office received no official notice from federal authorities.
A constitutional confrontation
This marks the first instance of Trump deploying National Guard forces from one state into another without the host state’s consent, a move that raises significant constitutional questions about federal overreach and state sovereignty.
Governor Newsom condemned the deployment, arguing that the president was “using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens.” Analysts have warned that this could ignite a constitutional crisis by blurring the line between federal authority and state autonomy.
Court disputes Trump’s depiction of Portland
Judge Immergut also challenged Trump’s portrayal of Portland as a “war-torn city,” finding that recent demonstrations near the federal immigration center were “largely peaceful” and typically involved fewer than 30 participants. Only 25 arrests were recorded between mid-June and the court hearings, she noted.
“This is a nation governed by constitutional law, not martial law,” Immergut wrote, adding that accepting the administration’s arguments would “erode the boundary between civil and military power to this nation’s detriment.”
The restraining order will remain in effect until October 18, when further hearings will determine whether it should be extended. The Trump administration has already appealed the ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
