Overview

• The state and city filed a federal lawsuit on Sunday seeking to halt the Portland deployment, arguing the president is overstepping his authority and misusing the military for domestic law enforcement.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth began mobilizing about 200 members of the Oregon National Guard for federal service despite the pending legal challenge.
• The White House has not specified which units will deploy or clarified what the president’s “full use of force” authorization entails.
• Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson rejected the need for troops, saying there is no uprising or national security threat and calling any deployment an abuse of power.
• DHS cited attacks on a Portland ICE facility to justify action, while the lawsuit describes recent protests as small and largely peaceful, and prior court rulings have already limited troop law‑enforcement roles in Los Angeles.