Portland: A federal judge temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to send California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, as Trump tried to get around an earlier court order issued by the same judge that stopped him from deploying Oregon troops to Portland. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump in 2019, issued her second ban on Saturday after the president's team tried to sidestep her first ruling.

According to Namibia Press Agency, the drama unfolded quickly over this weekend. The U.S. military informed California officials on Friday evening of their plan to send 200 National Guard soldiers to Portland. By early Saturday morning, about 100 troops had already departed Los Angeles for Oregon, with plans to eventually move all 300 federalized California Guard personnel to Portland.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside Oregon officials, swiftly filed an emergency court motion on Saturday morning to halt the troop movement. During a rare virtual hearing on Sunday night, Immergut granted temporary relief to California.

"California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, blocking the Trump Administration's unlawful redeployment of federalized California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon," stated a press release from Bonta's office.

Bonta criticized the Trump Administration's actions, highlighting the attempt to bypass Judge Immergut's previous order. He condemned Trump's unprecedented use of military power across state lines, stating, "The President's move to deploy the National Guard of one state over the objections of its Governor to another state over the objections of a second Governor is well outside of the norms or practices of any President in recent history."

The conflict began when Trump ordered Oregon's National Guard to manage small protests near a federal immigration building in Portland. Immergut ruled that Trump violated the law, as the situation did not meet the legal requirements for taking control of state soldiers. The judge found that Portland was not under foreign attack or rebellion, and regular federal police could manage the situation. Court evidence indicated that the protests typically involved 20 people or fewer and were mostly peaceful.

Trump had described Portland as "war-ravaged," a characterization the judge deemed disconnected from reality. The ban on deploying the National Guard expires Oct. 19, with another court hearing scheduled for Oct. 29.