President Donald Trump’s efforts to restore law and order hit a snag over the weekend when a judge he appointed sided with narrative-peddling Democrat governors.
With seemingly every action by the administration facing legal challenges from the left, the attempt to put an end to sanctuary policies has collided with soft-on-crime jurisdictions. Now, as the president seeks to provide additional resources to protect federal agents and restore order in the streets of cities like Portland, Oregon, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued temporary restraining orders over the weekend blocking the deployment of the National Guard from any state.
Following a TRO issued Saturday contending Trump’s efforts were a violation of the Tenth Amendment and U.S.C. §12406, the judge challenged an attempt to deploy members of the California National Guard when she asked Justice Department attorney Eric Hamilton, “How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the TRO that I issued yesterday?”
“You’re an officer of the court. Aren’t defendants circumventing my order?” Fox News further reported her asking. “You have to have a colorable claim that Oregon conditions warrant deploying the National Guard — you don’t.”
“I’m handling this on an emergency basis with limited briefing. No new information has been provided about any new issues in Portland,” Immergut added.
While en route to Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday, the president reacted to the initial restraining order by stating in part, “Portland is burning to the ground. It’s insurrectionists all over the place. It’s Antifa. And yet the politicians who are petrified — look, the politicians are afraid for their lives. That’s the only reason they’re saying there’s nothing happening. And you’ve seen it. The place is burning down, and they pretend like there’s nothing happening.”
(Video Credit: The White House)
“I wasn’t served well if they put judges like that on. I wasn’t served well by the people that pick judges, I can tell you. Things like that, it’s too bad,” he said of Immergut specifically, before continuing. “I appointed the judge, and [she] goes like that. So, I wasn’t served well. Obviously, if [she] made that decision — Portland is burning to the ground. You have agitators, instigators… all you have to do is look at your television, turn on your television, read your newspapers. It’s burning to the ground. The governor, the mayor, the politicians, they’re petrified for their lives. And that judge, [she] ought to be ashamed of [herself].”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) also sounded off on the president’s efforts by posting to X, “We’re suing Donald Trump. His deployment of the California National Guard to Oregon isn’t about crime. It’s about power. He is using our military as political pawns to build up his own ego. It’s appalling. It’s un-American. And it must stop.”
Likewise, on his official account, he wrote, “We are taking this fight back to court. The public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the President of the United States.”
After a federal court blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon. They are on their way there now.
We are taking this fight back to court.
The public cannot stay silent in the face…
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) October 5, 2025
Speaking with the San Francisco Chronicle, the governor contended, “This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power. The commander-in-chief is using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens.”
Countering that position, White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said in a statement, “President Trump exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement — we expect to be vindicated by a higher court.”
Meanwhile, efforts to bring order to Chicago are also being opposed as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) railed on social media, “This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.”
He went on to refer to the action as “Trump’s Invasion,” and called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to withdraw support, claiming, “There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.”
Reacting with acknowledgment of his authorization, the Lone Star State governor posted, “You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it. No Guard can match the training, skill, and expertise of the Texas National Guard. They defend our country with pride. America must also know that Texas still has thousands of National Guard assisting with the Border security.”
I fully authorized the President to call up 400 members of the Texas National Guard to ensure safety for federal officials.
You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it.
No Guard can match the training, skill, and… https://t.co/7SUk9XlMBn
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) October 6, 2025
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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