A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard.
California and Oregon sought the temporary restraining order after U.S. President Donald Trump sent guard members from California to Oregon earlier in the day. On Saturday, the same judge temporarily blocked his administration from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.
A Pentagon spokesperson said in an earlier statement that about 200 federalized members of the California National Guard who had been on duty around Los Angeles were being reassigned to Portland. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said about 100 arrived Saturday and around 100 more were en route Sunday. Kotek said there had been no formal communication with the federal government about the deployment.
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