SACRAMENTO, the United States - A federal judge temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's attempt to send California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, as Trump tried to get around an earlier court order issued by the same judge that stopped him from deploying Oregon troops to Portland.

US District Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump in 2019, issued her second ban on Saturday after the president's team tried to sidestep her first ruling.

The drama unfolded quickly over this weekend.

According to local news outlets, the US military told California officials on Friday evening that they planned to send 200 National Guard soldiers to Portland. By 6:30 am on Saturday, about 100 troops had already left Los Angeles for Oregon, with plans to eventually move all 300 federalized California Guard personnel to Portland.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta then filed an emergency court motion alongside Oregon officials on Saturday morning to stop the troop movement. In a rare late Sunday night virtual hearing, Immergut granted a temporary victory to the Golden State.

"California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured emergency relief from the US District Court for the District of Oregon, blocking the Trump Administration's unlawful redeployment of federalized California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon," according to a press release from Bonta's office.

"The Trump Administration's flagrant disregard for the courts was on full display when it sought to circumvent Judge Immergut's order blocking the federalization of the Oregon National Guard by redeploying troops from Los Angeles to Portland," Bonta said.

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Bonta criticized Trump's unprecedented use of military power across state lines, saying, "The President's move to deploy the National Guard of one state over the objections of its Governor to another state over the objections of a second Governor is well outside of the norms or practices of any President in recent history."

The conflict began when Trump ordered Oregon's National Guard to handle small protests near a federal immigration building in Portland. Immergut ruled Thursday that Trump broke the law because the situation did not meet the strict requirements for taking control of state soldiers.

The judge found that Portland was not under attack by foreign enemies and faced no rebellion, and regular federal police could handle the situation. Court evidence showed that the protests typically involved only 20 people or fewer, and were mostly peaceful.

Trump had described Portland as "war-ravaged," which the judge said was completely disconnected from reality.

The ban expires Oct 19, with another court hearing scheduled for Oct 29.