Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut issued a temporary restraining order blocking the planned use of 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, with the order set to expire Oct. 18 unless extended.
• The Pentagon had placed the Oregon Guard under federal control for 60 days to protect ICE personnel and facilities, but the court order prevents the mission from going forward for now.
• Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he received an ultimatum to activate 300 Guard members or face federalization, and a White House spokeswoman said President Trump authorized 300 guardsmen to protect federal assets.
• DHS said federal agents in Chicago fired defensive shots after being boxed in by vehicles, wounding an armed woman who drove herself to a hospital, as Border Patrol, ICE and added tactical teams confronted protesters.
• In the Oregon case, DOJ lawyers pointed to the president’s Truth Social posts as the primary basis for federalizing the Guard, while litigants also cite a recent California ruling that found the Los Angeles deployment violated the Posse Comitatus Act.