National Guard troops cannot be deployed in Portland and President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by attempting to do so, a federal judge ruled Nov. 7.

In a 106-page opinion, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut outlined the facts of the case and concluded the Trump administration had violated both the 10th Amendment and Title 10, Section 12406 of the U.S. Code.

"The evidence demonstrates that these deployments, which were objected to by Oregon’s governor and not requested by the federal officials in charge of protection of the ICE building, exceeded the President’s authority," Immergut said.

The ruling comes after Immergut heard testimony during a three-day trial and issued a Nov. 2 preliminary injunction preventing troops from being deployed until 5 p.m. Nov. 7.

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