Trump administration seeks to dissolve remaining order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland

The Trump administration has filed a motion seeking to dissolve the remaining order preventing them from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.The filing on Monday came after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned, earlier that day, another temporary restraining order that prevented the Trump administration from deploying the Oregon National Guard to Portland.A panel of judges found that the Trump administration was likely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the TRO.A broader order that prohibits any state's National Guard from deploying into Portland remains in effect.Law enforcement officers talk with protesters outside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore., Oct.

20, 2025.Jenny Kane/APThe government referenced the appeals court's decision in its filing on Monday, stating, "Given the Ninth Circuit's clear statements on the second TRO's validity, the Court should address this motion in part today and without awaiting plaintiffs' response due tomorrow evening."The Ninth Circuit's decision "plainly warrants dissolution of this Court's second TRO," the government's motion stated.Trump administration can deploy National Guard to Portland, court rulesOregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield decried Monday's ruling, saying the panel of Ninth Circuit judges "has chosen to not hold the president accountable" and urged the "full Ninth Circuit to vacate today's decision before the illegal deployments can occur.""Portland is peaceful.The military has no place in our streets," he said in a statement.

"We will continue to hold the line and fight for Oregon's sovereignty."Attorney General Pam Bondi, meanwhile, celebrated the ruling, saying the appeals court found that the president "has the right to deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, where local leaders have failed to keep their citizens safe."People protest outside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore....