A judge on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to halt its mobilization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to protect the ICE building in Portland and its officers amid nightly protests .

U.S. Department of Justice lawyers have vowed to immediately appeal the ruling and ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to put a hold on the judge’s order.

In a 31-page opinion , U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut rejected the federal government’s assertion that Portland faces a “danger of rebellion,” and said she was not persuaded by the U.S. Justice Department’s argument that “regular forces,” are unable to execute federal law.

Lawyers for the U.S. government also failed to show that federal officers need backup from the National Guard to protect the building or themselves, Imm

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