A federal appeals court has vacated a decision by a three-judge panel last week that could have allowed Trump to deploy troops in Portland , Oregon.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said late Tuesday it will rehear arguments in the case with a broader court of 11 judges.

The case involves efforts by the city and the state to prevent the administration from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops. Trump says the troops are needed protect federal property, including an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building that has been the site of protests.

City officials say the troops are not needed , and that federal agents themselves have inflamed tensions by arbitrarily firing tear gas and projectiles — including at city police.

A federal appeals court initially ruled October 20

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