A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, after a legal whirlwind that began hours earlier when the president sent California troops to Portland to protect federal buildings from ongoing protests.

During a hastily called evening telephone hearing, U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted the temporary restraining order sought by California and Oregon.

A day earlier, the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. But on Sunday, the president moved to send National Guard troops to the state from neighboring California and then from Texas.

Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during his first term, issued her second, more sweeping order late Su

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