A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can deploy the National Guard in Portland. The decision clears the way for troops to help protect federal property amid ongoing demonstrations at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.

In its decision, the Ninth Circuit said the president is likely acting within his powers under 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3), which allows the federalization of the National Guard when the president is “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”

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The ruling temporarily lifts an earlier order that blocked the deployment. A federal judge in Oregon had issued a restraining order in late September after Presiden

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