PORTLAND, Ore. — Lawyers for the state of Oregon asked U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut on Tuesday to keep in place a temporary order blocking the deployment of the National Guard in Portland . The state wants Immergut to wait until an appeals court decides whether to rehear the case.

On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned one of Immergut’s orders temporarily blocking the deployment of Oregon troops. It is unclear how that ruling will affect a second temporary restraining order covering all federalized National Guard troops, not just those from Oregon.

Following the appellate ruling, the Trump administration requested that Immergut dissolve her second order, clearing the way for troops to mobilize.

Lawyers for Oregon and the city of Portland immediately asked the N

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