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A federal judge has temporarily halted President Trump's order to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a 14-day restraining order, stating Trump's claims of chaos were "untethered to the facts" and likely exceeded his constitutional authority. The judge emphasized the risk of blurring civil and military rule, ruling that the protests were not sufficiently violent to warrant federalizing the Guard and that the action infringed on Oregon's sovereignty.

Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.