Trump judge blasts Trump for circumventing her order and BLOCKS Trump from sending California Guard to Portland.

In early October 2025, President Donald Trump attempted to deploy National Guard troops from California and Oregon to Portland, Oregon, amid ongoing protests. This move was met with immediate legal challenges from both states. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including those from California.

The judge's ruling came after California joined Oregon in suing the administration, arguing that the deployment violated state sovereignty and circumvented prior court orders. The order was set to last for 14 days and was described as a setback for the president's efforts to use military forces in cities against objections from Democratic governors. Multiple news outlets reported that the judge criticized the administration's actions as undermining state authority and based on false claims.

This legal intervention effectively prevented the deployment of California National Guard troops to Portland at that time.