A federal judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, even as his administration moved to send 300 Guard troops to Chicago. Clashes between the White House and Democratic governors who say the actions violate constitutional limits on presidential power continue to deepen.

ABC News reports that U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order Saturday blocking the Oregon deployment for 14 days.

The judge, who was appointed by Trump, ruled that his basis for federalizing the Guard failed to meet the high bar required to do so without the governor’s consent. In her decision, Immergut said the protests in Portland were “not significantly violent or disruptive” enough to justify military intervention.

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