A federal judge in Portland renewed her temporary block on President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment, as an appeals court continues to review its ruling overturning one of her previous decisions.

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut on Nov. 2 blocked Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops from Oregon or other states while she reviews evidence from a three-day trial the previous week. She said 750 exhibits are "voluminous."

"The interest of justice requires that this Court complete a thorough review of the exhibits and trial transcripts before issuing a final decision on the merits," Immergut wrote.

Her block applies until Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. PT, when she plans to issue a final ruling in the case. But the case remains contentious at the appeals level, too.

A three-judge panel in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned one of the judge’s previous blocks on the deployment. But the deployment remains paused because of another of Immergut’s orders that the administration didn’t appeal.

The full 9th Circuit agreed to reconsider its decision but hasn’t set a date yet for its hearing.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth federalized 200 members of the Oregon National Guard on Sept. 28. He also ordered the federalization of Texas National Guard to head to Portland on Oct. 5 and ordered the deployment of California and Texas troops to the city on Oct. 16.

Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson filed a lawsuit challenging the deployments.

Immergut temporarily blocked the troops so far based on a "widespread fear" when the country was founded that deploying the Army to states that didn’t want it "posed an intolerable threat to individual liberty and to the sovereignty of the separate States."

Trump has argued he has the authority to deploy the National Guard to combat an invasion, a rebellion or when he is unable to enforce the law. Trump has described Portland as "war ravaged" and "under siege" from protests against immigration enforcement.

But Immergut found the protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building from June 15 to Sept. 27 "were generally uneventful with occasional interference to federal personnel and property."

"Although there were sporadic instances of unlawful behavior, federal law enforcement, along with local law enforcement, were able to manage the situation and arrest and prosecute those responsible for criminal conduct," Immergut wrote.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Judge in Portland extends block against Trump's National Guard deployment

Reporting by Bart Jansen, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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