Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said troops would be rolling into Portland within 24 hours and that she requested Pentagon support for Chicago following fresh protests.
• Oregon and Portland asked U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut to halt the federalization of about 200 Oregon National Guard troops; a ruling is expected this weekend.
• U.S. Northern Command said the Oregon unit is still training and there are no written orders for a Chicago Guard mission at this time.
• The Justice Department launched a civil-rights investigation into the Portland Police after influencer Nick Sortor’s arrest on a disorderly conduct charge; he was booked and released as city officials deny bias.
• Protests outside ICE facilities in Portland and Broadview, Illinois, led to multiple arrests and repeated crowd-control tactics, while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker condemned federal operations and questioned their legality.