Federal Government Files Emergency Appeal to Keep Control of Oregon National Guard Troops

A U.S. district judge dismissed the government’s argument that anti-ICE protests in Portland amounted to a ’rebellion.’

An Oregon Army National Guard base outside of Portland, Ore., on Oct. 4, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The federal government is asking a federal appeals court to pause a lower court block on sending federalized National Guard troops to protect the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland, Oregon.

“The President was well within his discretion to consider months-long unrest in Portland, as well as the potential for continuing unrest over the foreseeable future,” attorneys for the Department of Justice (DOJ) wrote in a 490-page emergency motion filed the night of Nov. 16 in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.