A federal judge has just slammed the brakes on Donald Trump’s latest troop move.
The judge blocked his administration from sending National Guard forces from Texas and California to Portland, Oregon.
The late-Sunday ruling from Judge Karin Immergut — who, notably, was appointed by Trump himself — came down.
It questioned why federal troops were needed at all.
She pressed government lawyers on whether this was simply a workaround to her earlier order.
That order had denied Trump’s request to deploy Oregon’s own Guard.
Her verdict? The move risks trampling on state sovereignty and stoking further unrest.
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The White House has yet to respond, though Trump aide Stephen Miller blasted the ruling on X as a “thunderous violation of constitutional order.”
The temporary restraining order will hold until at least October 19 — but expect an appeal fast.
Meanwhile, Illinois has joined the fight. The state and the city of Chicago are suing to block a similar deployment, calling it “Trump’s invasion.”
Governor JB Pritzker warned it would turn American cities into “warzones.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott fired back, saying Trump’s order had his “full authorization.”
As legal battles pile up, one question lingers: is the National Guard meant to protect — or to police?
For now, the courts seem to be drawing that line for the president.
