Legal expert lays out what 9th Circuit ruling means for National Guard in Portland

A three-judge panel on Monday overturned a lower court’s temporary restraining order that blocked Trump from deploying the National Guard to Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 Monday to issue a stay on the temporary restraining order that was preventing President Donald Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, effectively giving Trump a green light to move forward.

It’s the latest development in an escalating legal battle centered on protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland. Trump ordered the Guard deployment on Sept. 28, saying the troops were necessary to

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