Stephen Miller rips 'egregious' judicial block on deploying National Guard to Oregon

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday excoriated a federal judge over her order blocking the deployment of the National Guard to Oregon amid ongoing riots in Portland and harassment of federal immigration authorities.

"A district court judge has no conceivable authority, whatsoever, to restrict the President and Commander-in-Chief from dispatching members of the US military to defend federal lives and property," he posted on X. "Today’s judicial ruling is one of the most egregious and thunderous violations of constitutional order we have ever seen — and is yet the latest example of unceasing efforts to nullify the 2024 election by fiat."

Miller's comments follow U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut on Sunday evening blocking the deployment of the National Guard for the second time, citing the 10th Amendment.

Trump has sought to deploy the guard as members of Antifa have harassed federal law enforcement in Portland for years. The 2020 George Floyd riots, for instance, saw rioters attack the federal courthouse. Miller, for his part, insisted that ongoing efforts by demonstrators were designed to impede deportations.

"The Portland Police have refused to render aid and assistance to ICE officers," Miller added. " The intention and purpose of the attacks on ICE is to prevent ICE from performing its duties and to force as many ICE officers as possible out of the field and into a defensive posture. It is a violent armed resistance designed to incapacitate the essential operations of the duly-elected federal government, by force."

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.