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The Trump administration on Nov. 14, 2025, asked an appeals court to overturn a Nov. 7 final order that blocked the planned deployment of National Guard troops to Portland. The filing keeps the case alive, but the Oregon ruling remains in place unless a higher court changes it. ([doj.state.or.us](https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-secures-final-court-order-blocking-national-guard-deployment/?utm_source=openai))

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued the final order after a three-day trial in a lawsuit brought by Oregon and Portland. In a 106-page opinion, the court said the federal government had not met the legal threshold for the move because it did not establish rebellion, danger of rebellion, or an inability to enforce federal law with regular forces. The Oregon Department of Justice described the order as a final court ruling blocking the deployment. ([doj.state.or.us](https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-secures-final-court-order-blocking-national-guard-deployment/?utm_source=openai))

The timeline leading to that order was fast and messy. Oregon says the court first granted a temporary restraining order on Oct. 4, then a second order on Oct. 5 extending the block to any National Guard forces from any state or the District of Columbia. The Ninth Circuit later paused part of the fight and then agreed to take the case en banc before the district court held trial in late October and issued its final ruling on Nov. 7. ([doj.state.or.us](https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/oregon-attorney-general-dan-rayfield-statement-on-federal-court-granting-temporary-restraining-order/?utm_source=openai))

For now, the practical result is unchanged: the deployment is blocked. The administration can keep arguing that Portland conditions justify federalized troops, but the district court has already said the record did not support that claim under the statute the government invoked. ([doj.state.or.us](https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/ag-rayfield-secures-final-court-order-blocking-national-guard-deployment/?utm_source=openai))