Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut heard arguments Friday on a temporary restraining order and said a decision would come by Saturday, while Guard units continue training and have not been deployed.
• The Justice Department confirmed a widescale investigation into the Portland Police Bureau after the arrest of conservative influencer Nick Sortor, who was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct and released on his own recognizance.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said federal troops would be “rolling in” to Portland within 24 hours and requested forces for Chicago, as DHS moves to surge CBP and ICE resources; U.S. Northern Command said no written Guard orders exist for Chicago.
• Protests outside ICE facilities persisted, with new arrests in Portland on Friday night and at least 18 taken into custody near Chicago after Noem’s rooftop visit, as Illinois authorities set barricaded protest zones around the Broadview site.
• DHS cites large-scale Chicago arrests under “Operation Midway Blitz”—reported at hundreds to more than 1,000—as the rationale for added forces, while Oregon and city officials argue local police can manage the smaller Portland demonstrations.