Portland, National Guard
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Judge Karin Immergut said she will decide by Monday whether to dissolve a restraining order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Portland.
The appeals court's announcement came hours after a federal judge heard arguments on whether she should dissolve an order stopping the deployment.
No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Troop deployment remains blocked in the Chicago area,
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has paused any deployment of National Guard troops to Portland until Tuesday evening, October 28. The order was issued as a decision was pending from a different court on whether to lift a temporary restraining order barring out-of-state National Guard troops from deploying to Oregon.
The brief pause will remain in effect until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, while the court decides whether to take another look at the case.
A divided panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled in favor of the Trump administration.
State lawyers reveal only 31 Federal Protective Service officers were reassigned to Portland at any time since June, not the 115 federal officials claimed.