Federal judge blocks deployment of National Guard troops to Portland

NBC News - A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration from sending members of California's — or any other state's — federalized National Guard to the streets of Portland, Oregon.

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted the motion for a temporary restraining order filed by California, which asked her to prevent the deployment of up to 300 members of the California National Guard to Portland.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would sue the administration after it deployed the federalized troops to Oregon. The judge's decision is the second blow to the president, who was also blocked a day earlier from deploying Oregon National Guard troops in Portland.

Before the ruling, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memo that he is calling up to 400 members of the Texas National Guard into federal service in Chicago and Portland for up to 60 days with the potential for an extension. Full story here.