Judge Again Bars Trump Administration From Deploying Troops to Portland

PORTLAND, OREGON, UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 22: People gather outside the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent aggressive immigration enforcement actions and plans to deploy National Guard troops in the city in Portland, Oregon, on October 22, 2025. Some small groups expressed support for ICE and Trump. (Photo by Sean Bascom/Anadolu via Getty Images)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has once again barred President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday. Trump appointee U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut issued the ruling Sunday after a three-day trial and says she will issue a final ruling on Friday. Both sides argued over whether protests at the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building met the conditions set out by Congress for using the military domestically. Immergut says she found “no credible evidence” that protests grew out of control in Portland before Trump federalized the troops.