WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Sunday filed an appeal to overturn a federal court ruling that temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s order to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, according to US media reports.

The appeal, submitted to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, challenges the decision by US District Judge Karin Immergut, who granted Oregon a temporary restraining order halting the federalization of 200 state guardsmen.

The troops had been ordered to protect federal facilities in Portland, including the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building, amid weeks of protests in the city.

The restraining order remains in effect until Oct. 18, with a hearing set for Oct. 17 to determine whether it will be extended. A separate hearing on a possible preliminary injunction and trial is scheduled for Oct. 29 before Judge Immergut.

In a move that has further inflamed tensions, Trump also ordered the deployment of nearly 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon, along with 400 federalized guardsmen from Texas to Illinois, Oregon, and other states.

California Governor Gavin Newsom immediately condemned the decision and announced legal action.

"We’re suing Donald Trump," Newsom wrote on X. "His deployment of the California National Guard to Oregon isn’t about crime. It’s about power. He is using our military as political pawns to build up his own ego. It’s appalling. It’s un-American. And it must stop."

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek denounced the move as a violation of state sovereignty. “There is no need for military intervention in Oregon. There is no insurrection in Portland. No threat to national security,” she said. “Oregon is our home, not a military target.”

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also voiced strong opposition, calling the action “Trump’s invasion.”

“It started with federal agents, and now he’s deploying federalized National Guard troops against our wishes,” Pritzker said. “There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the 60-day federalization of 400 Texas National Guard members to “perform federal protection missions where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago.”

Legal experts said Trump’s use of out-of-state federalized guardsmen appeared designed to circumvent the court’s temporary restraining order.

The White House defended the president’s actions, with spokesperson Abigail Jackson saying Trump had exercised his “lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement.”

Newsom, however, accused the administration of “attacking the rule of law itself.”

“The commander-in-chief is using the US military as a political weapon against American citizens,” he said. “We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct.” — Agencies