Oregon TRO on appeal as DHS threatens more agents; simultaneous hearings set in OR and IL
U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued a temporary restraining order blocking the federal activation of about 200 Oregon National Guard members called into service, prompting Gov. Tina Kotek to order the troops home as the administration appeals to the Ninth Circuit and prepares a Thursday noon ET hearing while a related proceeding is underway in Chicago. Meanwhile DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has threatened to quadruple federal agents in Portland, tactical teams marked DHS and U.S. Border Patrol were filmed deploying tear gas and making arrests minutes after the TRO, and the White House said it expects the Supreme Court to overturn the order.
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- U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut (Trump nominee, confirmed 2019) issued a temporary restraining order blocking the federalization/deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard members called into federal service for 60 days (per a Sept. 28 memo signed by Pete Hegseth), writing that “The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts.”
- The administration has appealed Immergut’s TRO to the Ninth Circuit; an Oregon hearing on the appeal is set for Thursday at noon ET, and related federal proceedings tied to the administration’s immigration enforcement are unfolding in Chicago (Illinois).
- Troops from Oregon and California were assembled near Portland (staged at Camp Rilea and Camp Withycombe), but Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek ordered those Guard members demobilized and sent home citing the TRO; the Pentagon said Oregon Guard members remain under Title 10 status but that “there are no Oregon National Guard members on mission in or around the Portland area.”
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Portland ICE facility, met Gov. Kotek at the airport, was filmed praying with ICE officers on the roof, and (per reporting) threatened to quadruple federal agents in Portland if local police did not provide more security.
- Video and on‑the‑ground accounts show federal agents in tactical gear (marked DHS, U.S. Border Patrol and other agencies) at the Portland ICE site — agents on roofs, two apparent detentions observed, blackened conference‑room windows — and footage shows agents detaining protesters and deploying tear gas minutes after the judge’s restraining order.
- Federal Protective Service officials described daily confrontations around the ICE facility and emphasized FPS’s statutory role in protecting federal property, a point reporters and analysts used to question whether additional National Guard troops were necessary.
- The White House (spokeswoman Abigail Jackson) defended the president’s authority to protect federal assets and said the administration expects higher courts, including the Supreme Court, to overturn the restraining order; DHS officials have publicly signaled they could increase the numbers of federal agents in Portland.
- Local Portland business owners — including Amy Nichols and Loretta Guzman of Bison Coffeehouse — publicly supported a federal/Guard presence, citing persistent crime; Guzman recounted a family shooting and an alleged 911 nonresponse as part of that rationale.
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A Chicago federal grand jury deals the latest setback to Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts.
New information:
- The Oregon case is set for a Thursday noon ET hearing while the administration appeals Judge Karin Immergut’s ruling to the Ninth Circuit.
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News she threatened to quadruple federal agents in Portland if local police did not provide more security, despite prior 'low energy' protest assessments.
- Troops from Oregon and California are assembled near Portland, but hearings will determine whether they can deploy.
Portland’s ICE office is already federally protected. So why is the National Guard needed?
New information:
- On‑the‑record interview with Chris Hayes, assistant director for field operations at the Federal Protective Service, describing daily confrontations and FPS’s role protecting the Portland ICE facility
- On‑the‑ground observations that FPS, Customs and Border Protection and Federal Bureau of Prisons personnel were present, agents stood on the roof, a conference room had blackened windows, and reporters observed two apparent detentions outside the gate
- Contextual reporting framing a policy question: the Monitor contrasts FPS’s statutory mission with the administration’s push to deploy National Guard troops and cites the temporary restraining order by Judge Karin Immergut blocking the Guard
Noem prays with ICE officers during Portland visit as Oregon governor orders troops home
New information:
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Portland ICE facility and was filmed praying over officers while on the building roof.
- Noem met with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek at the Portland airport prior to the site visit.
- Gov. Tina Kotek directed U.S. Northern Command to immediately demobilize Oregon’s 200 National Guard members staged at Camp Rilea and ordered the return of 200 California National Guard members staged at Camp Withycombe.
- Kotek cited Judge Karin J. Immergut’s expanded temporary restraining order as the legal basis for directing troops home and included an on‑record quote urging humane treatment of the Guard members.
Portland business owners plead for help as Trump pushes to keep troops in city
New information:
- Named local business owners (Amy Nichols of a business with 10 break‑ins; Loretta Guzman of Bison Coffeehouse) publicly supporting federal/National Guard presence.
- Specific local anecdote: Guzman recounts her nephew being shot, an alleged 911 nonresponse during the incident, and that the nephew later died.
- Quote-level detail showing some Portland small‑business owners view National Guard presence as potentially beneficial to public safety and to bring attention to persistent crime.
Who is the Trump-appointed judge blocking deployment of National Guard to Portland?
New information:
- Identifies the blocking judge as U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut and provides nomination/confirmation details (Trump nominee, Senate voice‑vote confirmation 2019).
- Biographical background: Immmergut served as a line prosecutor for Independent Counsel Ken Starr and participated in debriefings and grand‑jury questioning of Monica Lewinsky.
- Quotes from her opinion: includes the phrase 'The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts.'
- Connects the TRO to the defendants’ September 28, 2025 memorandum (signed by Pete Hegseth) calling 200 Oregon National Guard members into federal service for 60 days.
Federal agents in Portland deploy tear gas, make arrests minutes after judge blocks National Guard
New information:
- Video footage shows federal agents in tactical gear (marked DHS and U.S. Border Patrol) detaining protesters and deploying tear gas late Sunday, described as occurring minutes after Judge Karin Immergut's restraining order.
- Pentagon told Fox News Digital that while Oregon National Guard members remain under T10 status, 'there are no Oregon National Guard members on mission in or around the Portland area.'
- White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson issued a statement defending the president's authority to protect federal assets and saying the administration expects the Supreme Court to overturn the restraining order.