Overview

• Friday’s hearing will be led by Judge Karin Immergut after Judge Michael Simon recused due to concerns linked to his spouse’s public comments.
• The lawsuit argues the president lacks authority to use Oregon’s Guard for civil policing outside narrow circumstances such as rebellion or foreign invasion.
• Oregon’s military department reports roughly 200 Guard members were mobilized, while local officials say no active deployment has been confirmed inside Portland.
• The Pentagon says Guard members would support ICE personnel and protect federal facilities, and the White House has described broader operations as a training exercise.
• Federal activity has expanded to other sanctuary cities, with a Memphis task force tallying at least 219 agents and more than 90 arrests in three days, as protests grow and some agents continue working during the shutdown without immediate pay.