A federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of 200 federalized National Guard soldiers to Portland for at least two weeks.

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued the ruling late Saturday, following a hearing after Oregon filed suit against the Trump administration. The temporary block prevents the White House from deploying federalized Oregon Army National Guard troops to the city, where protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been ongoing, until at least Oct. 18. In the 30-page opinion, the judge said that the protests do not constitute a “rebellion.”

The Trump administration says it plans to appeal.

Trump initially announced the deployment on Sept. 26, saying he was directing the Department of Defense to provide troops to go to the city, which he called

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