Court Says Oregon National Guard Can Be Federalized but not Deployed

A panel of federal appeals court judges in Oregon on Oct. 8 ruled that President Donald Trump may retain federal control of the Oregon National Guard but may not deploy these troops until court proceedings have been given time to move forward.
The administration has attempted to deploy National Guard members in Portland, Oregon, which Trump said is “war-ravaged.” National Guard troops have already been federalized and deployed in Los Angeles and Washington to protect federal property and personnel.
On Oct. 4, Judge Karin J. Immergut of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon temporarily blocked implementation of a memorandum by War Secretary Pete Hegseth that authorized the federalization and deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard members….