A federal judge has permanently banned President Donald Trump's administration from deploying the National Guard to clean up the crime and violent protests happening on the streets of Portland, NBC News reported. The judge handed down her final decision on Friday after extending a temporary stay.
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut, whom Trump appointed during his first term, said that it was a "necessary conclusion" to keep the president from sending the military to do what local law enforcement won't. The judge said that the situation didn't meet the criteria for him to do so.
"This Court arrives at the necessary conclusion that there was neither 'a rebellion or danger of a rebellion' nor was the President 'unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States' in Oregon when he ordered the federalization and deployment of the National Guard," Immergut explained.
The city and state first sued in September to remove the National Guard from Portland and were successful in obtaining a temporary injunction. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is appealing this latest ruling and was already in the process of doing so for the temporary order.
For some reason, leftists really love it when a city is severely lacking in law and order. Citizens are afraid to leave their houses or property unprotected because of high crime, and they are told that they are the ones in the wrong.
Trump tried to do what was right for these people, but was instead met with opposition. In response to ongoing violent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents cracking down on illegal immigrants, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth sent about 200 troops into Portland to stop the attack on the immigration processing facility.
Now that his effort has been completely shut down for now by the courts, leftists are rejoicing. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said it was "a win for the rule of law, for the constitutional values that govern our democracy, and for the American people." Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek also celebrated the decision that will objectively make Portland less safe in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday.
"This ruling validates the facts on the ground. Oregon does not want or need military intervention, & President Trump’s attempts to federalize the guard is a gross abuse of power. Based on this ruling, I am renewing my call to the Trump Administration to send all troops home now," she added.
This ruling validates the facts on the ground. Oregon does not want or need military intervention, & President Trump’s attempts to federalize the guard is a gross abuse of power. Based on this ruling, I am renewing my call to the Trump Administration to send all troops home now. pic.twitter.com/UtNinL7D0I
— Governor Tina Kotek (@GovTinaKotek) November 8, 2025
While the leftists on the left coast are doing all they can to thwart Trump, the president's attorneys have made the case that sending troops is the only option. In her decision, Immergut determined that Trump's justification for sending troops in and calling Portland "war-ravaged" as "ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa" from "crazy people" wishing "to burn down buildings, including federal buildings" was incorrect.
"The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts," Immergut claimed. The Justice Department said that her decision "improperly impinges on the Commander in Chief’s supervision of military operations, countermands a military directive to officers in the field, and endangers federal personnel and property.
Furthermore, his attorneys said that the president's "determination was amply justified by the facts on the ground," the legal filing said. "In the weeks and months preceding the President’s decision, agitators assaulted federal officers and damaged federal property in numerous ways, spray-painted violent threats, blockaded the vehicle entrance to the Portland ICE facility, trapped officers in their cars, followed them when they attempted to leave the facility, threatened them at the facility, menaced them at their homes, doxed them online, and threatened to kill them on social media," attorneys noted.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department pointed out that the National Guard was necessary because they're "unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." Not surprisingly, Oregon has downplayed the ongoing unrest and the need it's created.
The people who live in these leftist cities and states are being held hostage by the criminals who run amok. Trump is merely trying to restore order to an area plagued by chaos, and he's met with resistance and court cases actively trying to prevent him from helping.
