Portland ice protest against federal troopsPeople protested outside the ICE building in South Portland on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, opposing President Donald Trump’s authorization to send federal troops to Portland and the federalization of 200 Oregon National Guard members.Mark Graves/The Oregonian

A federal judge said she would rule by either the end of Friday or early Saturday on whether to grant an order temporarily blocking President Trump’s mobilization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland’s immigration enforcement facility.

After hearing almost two hours of arguments, U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut said she wanted to consider the matter carefully but knows the issue “is of great importance to many people.”

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