Federal judge permanently blocks Trump from deploying National Guard to Portland

By Conrad Wilson (OPB) and Michelle Wiley (OPB)

Nov. 8, 2025 1:05 a.m. Updated: Nov. 8, 2025 5:54 p.m.

In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found President Trump “did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.”