The Oregonian (TNS) Tuesday was another day of court watch as Portlanders wait to see whether a federal judge will clear the way for President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops to the city or allow temporary barriers preventing that troop deployment to remain in place. On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled against an earlier decision by Oregon U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut that had blocked Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard troops in the state. A second order by Immergut blocking troops from any state remained in place, preventing troops from being automatically deployed. The federal government asked Immergut to remove that second restraining order, based on the appeals court decision. The state of Oregon and city of Portland argued Immergut should leave it in place. The judge gave federal attorneys until Thursday to respond to that argument. Immergut faces a pivotal decision: She could lift the restraining orders and create a window for the Trump administration to send in soldiers. Or she could leave the restraining order in place, blocking troop deployment for a bit longer while the appeals court decides whether to reconsider its Monday ruling. Meanwhile, small protests continue outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland while court deliberations drag on. On Tuesday night, dozens of protesters danced salsa and a person dressed as Moses walked around with a sign promising a plague of frogs. Portland police reported they made no protest-related arrests Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Blind protester dragged, detained by the feds Quinn Haberl was twice manhandled by federal officers outside of the Portland ICE facility last week. The first time, Haberl, who is blind, sat in the driveway of the ICE facility, refusing to move, in what he considered a mild act of civil disobedience. Video shows federal agents yanked him up, then dropped him on the concrete. The second time, Haberl said, he’d moved out of the driveway, yet agents grabbed him anyway, carrying him into the facility. Dramatic pictures and video caught the scene as Haberl bucked and flailed: “I thought I was going to die,” Haberl said. Haberl alleges federal officers targeted him because of his disability and his 4-foot-6 stature. The Department of Homeland Security argues Haberl was obstructing law enforcement and has yelled vulgar things at police officers. “I still need to heal emotionally,” Haberl told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Monday. “But I’m going back.” Read more of Haberl’s story here. ‘I can’t breathe’ man tells ICE agent during Portland arrest Víctor José Brito Vallejo pled for air on a Northeast Portland street last month while one ICE agent laid on his back and three others held him down. “I can’t breathe,” he told the agents repeatedly. Brito Vallejo’s arrest, while he and his wife were on a DoorDash delivery run, is among the examples of how President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is impacting residents in the Portland area. After her husband’s arrest, Brito Vallejo’s wife and their three children lived in their car for weeks. Their children have missed nearly a month of school. “I have a lot of fear,” his wife said. Trump again claims Portland is ‘burning down.’ “I looked at Portland over the weekend,” President Donald Trump said from the Oval Office on Tuesday. “The place is burning down. Just burning down.” An RV fire on Southeast Division Street did damage some buildings last Friday. And protests at the ICE facility got a bit smokey on Saturday after federal agents tear-gassed a crowd of a couple hundred and those canisters sparked several small fires, which quickly died out. Otherwise, nope. Portland is still not burning. What we’re watching for today Apart from watching the courts, we’re curious to know the entirety of what Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley had to say on Tuesday night when he spoke from the U.S. Senate floor for hours, warning that the Trump administration is sliding into authoritarianism. Stay tuned for updates on that today at Oregonlive.com. Want an afternoon update straight to your inbox? The Oregonian/OregonLive’s new “ICE Protests in Portland” newsletter is delivered to thousands of subscribers at 3 p.m. daily. To join, simply click here to opt in. ©2025 Advance Local Media LLC. Visit oregonlive.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.