Overview
- Gov. Tina Kotek said she received a verbal demobilization order covering all 200 Oregon National Guard troops assigned to the federal mission in Portland.
- Guard members will travel to Fort Hood, Texas, for out-of-state processing that includes medical and mental-health screenings and administrative tasks, which typically take about a week.
- The federal government will cover travel and processing costs, and troops accrued about five days of leave during roughly 50 days of federal duty.
- California’s 200 Guard members assigned to the Portland effort have already returned to their home state, officials said.
- Judge Karin J. Immergut found the federalization unlawful, the Justice Department is seeking relief at the 9th Circuit, and the demobilization order arrived two days before the ruling’s effective date.