Federal judge blocks Trump admin again from deploying National Guard to Portland

A federal judge on Sunday evening blocked the Trump administration for a second time from deploying the National Guard to Portland, after issuing a temporary restraining order the day before.

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, late Sunday ruled the Guard deployment violated both federal law and the 10th Amendment, Fox News reported. She issued an emergency temporary restraining order to block the administration's deployment of California’s National Guard or any other troops from other states and Washington, D.C., in Oregon.

President Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops to Portland to protect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility where protestors have clashed with agents.

Immergut chastised Justice Department attorney Eric Hamilton on why troop movements were being pursued after her first order on Saturday night halted their deployment.

"How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the TRO that I issued yesterday?" Immergut asked. "You’re an officer of the court. Aren’t defendants circumventing my order?"

Hamilton denied any wrongdoing but offered a defense on which Immergut pushed back.

"You have to have a colorable claim that Oregon conditions warrant deploying the National Guard – you don’t," she said.

DOJ attorneys requested a stay, but Immergut denied it and the administrative delay, calling it an "emergency" and that there were no new facts to justify the request to change her prior ruling.

"I’m handling this on an emergency basis with limited briefing," Immergut said. "No new information has been provided about any new issues in Portland."