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Federal judge blocks National Guard deployment to Portland — twice. Here’s what to expect next

CNN Staff

A federal judge blocked Trump from sending the National Guard to Oregon — again.

Here’s what we know:

A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to Portland – a ruling which came as the administration stepped up attempts to send out-of-state National Guard troops to the city after the judge earlier denied mobilizing Oregon National Guard troops.

In granting the second temporary restraining order Sunday, US District Judge Karin Immergut – a Trump appointee – blocked the Trump administration “from deploying federalized members of the National Guard in Oregon.”

She also denied a Justice Department request to stay, or pause implementation of, the ruling.

The temporary restraining order is in effect until October 19, and a hearing will be scheduled for October 17 to decide whether it should be extended for another two weeks.

On Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the blocking of the deployment of National Guard troops to Oregon, calling the ruling “untethered in reality and in the law.”

“The president has the right to call up the National Guard in cases where he deems its appropriate,” Leavitt said during a press briefing, accusing protesters outside a Portland Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility of “inciting violence.”

The administration has since filed an appeal, which Leavitt said Trump expects to win.

“We’re confident in the president’s legal authority to do this, and we’re very confident we will win on the merits of the law,” she said.