Overview

• The lawsuit, filed in an Oregon court, names President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and argues the deployment is unlawful.
• The filing says Hegseth issued a memo placing 200 Oregon National Guard members into federal service for the operation.
• Trump announced on Sept. 27 that he ordered “all necessary troops” to Portland to safeguard ICE facilities and said he authorized the use of “full” force if needed.
• Governor Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson reject the intervention, say no state or city request was made, and describe it as an abuse of power.
• The administration has not disclosed which units, how many personnel, timing, or rules of engagement, and a recent court ruling in California barred soldiers in Los Angeles from performing policing tasks.