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A federal judge in Oregon has issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Trump’s order to federalize and deploy National Guard troops to Portland, a move the White House says was designed to protect federal personnel and property amid sustained protests. U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut — herself a Trump appointee — wrote that the administration’s determination was “untethered to the facts,” halting the deployment at least until mid-October while the dispute plays out in court.
Make no mistake: the president has a constitutional duty to secure federal facilities and protect federal officers when local authorities either refuse to act or face hostility from the political fringe. The decision to use the Guard followed what the Pentagon described as threats and attacks on federal personnel at an ICE facility in Portland, yet the court stepped in to second-guess a reasoned security judgment at a moment when federal assets were at risk.
This is not law; it’s politics by another name. Democratic governors and attorneys general rushed into court to block the move, treating the National Guard like a partisan chess piece instead of a tool to defend the republic. Voters should see through the theater: protecting federal property and enforcing the law is not a crime, but the left’s reflexive resistance makes it look that way.
Predictably, the Pentagon responded by shifting resources — announcing a reassignment of roughly 200 California National Guard troops to Portland — a practical step to keep federal personnel safe while the legal fight proceeds. The administration is showing it will not be easily deterred from fulfilling its duty, and that kind of resolve is exactly what Americans expected when they demanded an end to lawlessness in our cities.
At the same time, the Kilmar Abrego Garcia saga exposes another dangerous trend: the weaponization of immigration and prosecutorial discretion for political ends. A federal judge recently found there is a realistic possibility that charges against Abrego Garcia were vindictive — filed after he successfully challenged his wrongful deportation — which raises alarming questions about whether the administration’s zeal for headlines is trumping fair process.
If the Justice Department is so eager to make political points that it risks retaliatory prosecutions, then conservatives should demand accountability just as loudly as we demand law and order on the streets. Courts are supposed to be neutral arbiters, not cudgels for either side, and the public has a right to expect both prosecutorial integrity and executive firmness in defending American communities.
This episode should remind every patriotic American why elections matter and why a government that defends its citizens must not be hamstrung by performative opposition. Stand with leaders who will put safety and sovereignty first, call out judicial activism when it substitutes preference for law, and insist that Washington prioritize the frontline needs of citizens over coastal political theater.
