Federal judge blocks federalized guard from deploying to Oregon

Federal judge blocks federalized guard from deploying to Oregon

OPB Staff

October 06, 2025 / 11:23 am

Judge Karin Immergut’s ruling capped a dramatic weekend that included President Trump sending California National Guard members to Oregon and ordering others from Texas.

U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut issued an order late Sunday temporarily prohibiting the president from deploying or relocating any federalized members of any state’s National Guard to Oregon.

The restraining order — Immergut’s second in as many days — capped a dramatic 24 hours that saw California join Oregon’s efforts to block the Trump administration from sending hundreds of federalized members of the California National Guard to Portland. On Saturday,

Immergut, who was appointed by Trump, issued an earl