Taylor Griggs

The order applies to National Guard troops from any state.

Things escalated quickly! And deescalated fast too—the agents are back inside the gate

Feds just deployed a bunch of pink gas at protesters in Portland. They also arrested a protester and carried them into the building.

Judge Immergut in Oregon v Trump now:

"I grant plaintiffs second motion for a TRO."

Federalized Texas and California Guard to Portland is a "DIRECT CONTRAVENTION" of court's TRO from Saturday.

Both on 12406 statute and Tenth Amendment grounds.

Immergut asks Hamilton if he believes that sending the California National Guard to Oregon is an appropriate way to respond to her order.

Hamilton: "I'm not a policy-maker."

Immergut: "You're a lawyer."

Judge: How could bringing in NG from CA not be in direct contravention of TRO I issued yesterday?

DOJ: TRO related only to Oregon NG

Judge: You are an officer of the court. Aren't defendants clearly circumventing my order?

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

There’s a (growing?) group of ICE supporters holding signs saying “thank you for your dedication and hard work” and “we support you ICE!” There are also some people wearing press vests on the roof of the ICE building, as has been the case on other evenings recently.

Protesters have remained behind the blue line on the ICE facility’s driveway, but the DHS has made announcements four times in a row now telling people that if they step onto the driveway they’ll be subject to arrest. It’s not really clear if anything is prompting these repeated announcements.

This could definitely just be the current group of people, and I don’t think there’s been some amazing bond formed between PPB and the protesters or anything. But it’s an interesting turn.

One thing that’s different about the current scene compared to protests I attended in June—the interactions between protesters and Portland cops are much tamer. There are three “liaison officers” on the scene who haven’t had much effect on the group. A few bike cops rode by largely unnoticed.

I’ve talked to several people, mostly older liberal types, who have come down to the site to check out the scene. One Hillsboro resident told me he’s been getting in fights on Facebook with his friend who says Portland is a war zone. He’s determined to prove him wrong but admits it might not work.

The car traffic coming through the area is proving to be a problem. A guy in a car with dealer plates stopped in the middle of the street to fight with protesters. He has a can of pepper spray. One protester is now directing traffic while Portland cops watch. The driver just left the scene.

Weird energy outside Portland’s ICE facility. Probably 100 people scattered around the area, seemingly a mix of protesters and counter-protesters. One guy seems to be looking for a fight from the protesters, who aren’t interested. “Are you scared?” he asked. “No, just annoyed.”

Federal Judge Grants Restraining Order Blocking Trump From Deploying Troops to Portland A federal judge has granted the state of Oregon a temporary restraining order, legally prohibiting the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland through at least October 18...

In her ruling, US District Court Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration violated the 10th Amendment, and failed to provide evidence that activation of Oregon's National Guard was necessary. The temporary restraining order will be in effect until October 18.

CONCLUSION For the above reasons, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 6, and temporarily enjoins Defendants' September 28, 2025, Memorandum ordering the federalization and deployment of Oregon National Guard service members to Portland. The TRO expires in fourteen days on October 18, 2025, and the parties are ORDERED to comply with the attached TRO. The Defendants' request to stay or administratively stay the Temporary Restraining Order, see Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 35 at 41, is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED DATED this 4th day of October, 2025 at 3:40 p.m. pacific daylight time. /s/ Karin J. Immergut Karin J. Immergut United States District Judge

NEW: Judge Immergut BLOCKS Trump's federalization of the Oregon National Guard, writing that the govt has "made a range of arguments that, if accepted, risk blurring the line between civil and military federal power—to the detriment of this nation." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

It’s ok! Bad (and similar) stuff happening in Chicago, too.

For sure, it’s completely chaotic everywhere.

People seem to think this is happening in Chicago. It’s Portland, for anyone reading this.

This is Portland, to be clear

Still no decision from a federal judge on deploying troops to Portland. Meanwhile, protesters at the ICE facility are getting tear gassed by federal agents in broad daylight.

The DSA councilors have been in office nine months and many would like to see what they could do if given a real chance. People are sensitive to the role of the media, especially an outlet like the NYT, in shaping perceptions. Much of the local coverage has been perceived as negative, too.

Thanks Kellen, and I appreciate you engaging with people on here. We in Portland are understandably edgy right now and remembering 2020, when national reporters descended upon the city and did real, lasting damage. I know there have been similar trends in San Francisco.

Thx Jonathan, I know it happens to many of us, but this whole saga has bummed me out. Grateful for all the support!!

I don’t know. I think there are a lot of problems inherent to the mass media ecosystem that this solution would not necessarily deal with. Reporters need to come from more diverse backgrounds (racial, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, gender) and be encouraged to be more thoughtful about their work

I know you tried to talk to DSA leaders and they turned you down. I’m sure you could’ve found some other working class Portlanders to talk to you. And can you explain the decision to run the story today, when it’s been in the works for months? The right wing is looking to justify troop deployment.

You might dismiss the feedback you get about this article because some of it will be presented in a mocking tone. I’d ask you to take it seriously. It’s disappointing to residents of a city (currently under attack from the feds!) to read something from a national reporter that misses the mark.

They actually did repeatedly cite another local outlet in this piece.

I deleted a post because of a typo and it fucked up the whole thread. Existence is pain.

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I’ll end this by actually sharing the Mercury article, lol.