By Julia Shumway

( Oregon Capital Chronicle ) — Hours after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, the federal government began sending California National Guard troops to Oregon.

Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that she’s aware that 101 California troops arrived in Oregon via plane overnight and that more were on their way. She received no official notice or correspondence from the federal government.

Up to 300 soldiers from California are being sent to Oregon on Trump’s orders, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement Sunday. The U.S. Defense Department didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry Sunday.

“This action appears to (be) intentional to circumvent yesterday’s ruling by a federal judge,” Kotek said.

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