Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a 14‑day injunction blocking the planned deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, finding the protests did not constitute a danger of rebellion and flagging likely Tenth Amendment concerns.
• Hours after the ruling, the White House authorized 300 National Guard soldiers for Chicago to protect federal personnel and facilities following DHS reports that Border Patrol agents shot an armed woman during confrontations; she was hospitalized and no officers were reported seriously injured.
• Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said he received an ultimatum to mobilize the state’s Guard or face federal action, condemned the demand, and maintained there is no need for troops in Illinois.
• The administration appealed the Portland order as the Pentagon said federalized California Guard units were being moved toward Portland, and Oregon and California filed in federal court to block those deployments.
• The clash extends a broader pattern of Guard and federal force deployments to Democratic-led cities such as Los Angeles, Washington and Memphis, with local officials and legal scholars calling the strategy unlawful militarization and the administration citing protection of federal assets.