"The White House deputy chief of staff accused U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by President Donald Trump during his first term, of "legal insurrection" after she found that the president's claims about violent protests at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland were "untethered to facts," and that residents' expressions of opposition to ICE do not meet the high legal standard for calling the National Guard."
"Miller claimed authorities in Oregon and Portland are aiding "an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers" by refusing to aid ICE agents, and claimed Immergut was attempting to assume the role of "commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces" by siding with state officials and issuing a temporary restraining order blocking the National Guard deployment, which was expected to begin this weekend."
Protesters gathered nightly outside a downtown ICE facility in Portland opposing mass deportations and federal intervention. President Trump sought to deploy 200 National Guard troops to Portland, but U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order blocking the deployment. The judge concluded the president's claims about violent protests at the ICE facility were "untethered to facts" and found evidence the demonstrations were not significantly violent or disruptive in the days and weeks before the directive. White House officials, including Stephen Miller and the deputy chief of staff, sharply criticized the decision and accused local authorities of enabling violence.
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