(Portland, OR) -- The federal judge in Portland who's overseeing the city's motion to reverse deployment of National Guard troops has been reassigned at the request of the Trump Administration. Judge Michael Simon is married to Oregon U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici, who has been outspoken against the deployment. Federal prosecutors argued it would be a conflict of interest for Judge Simon to hear the motion. The case was reassigned to Judge Karen Immergut, who was nominated to serve in 2019 by President Trump. The troop deployment is waiting for the judge's decision after hearing the motion.



