A federal judge in Oregon has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard into Portland after the president announced he would send in troops to protect what he calls a “war-ravaged” city.

The ruling by the Trump-nominated judge marks the latest setback to White House efforts to crack down on Democratic-led cities it claims are stricken by crime and disorder, often in part by citing the need to protect ICE facilities from riotous protesters.

The temporary restraining order expires in 14 days on October 18, US District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump nominee, wrote in her order Saturday.

The Trump administration has been pointing to renewed unrest in both Chicago and Portland to justify a deployment of federal troops to the two Democrat-led cities, seizing on new rounds of protests and the recent arrest of a conservative influencer.

President Donald Trump has authorized 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to “protect federal officers and assets” in Chicago, the White House said, after protests at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near the city led to more than a dozen arrests on Friday.

The White House accused local leaders, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, of refusing to quell “ongoing violent riots and lawlessness” in the state.

Pritzker earlier Saturday said he would not call up the National Guard after the Department of Defense asked him to Saturday morning.

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