Overview
- The Defense Department is sending home 200 California Guard members from Oregon and 200 Texas Guard members from Illinois, reducing the footprint but leaving smaller in‑state contingents in place.
- A memo shows the Texas National Guard departed Illinois on Monday after a 41‑day stint largely confined to a suburban training site due to court restrictions.
- U.S. Northern Command said it is “shifting and/or rightsizing” units and will keep a long‑term presence, with remaining personnel conducting training and not assigned to street operations.
- A federal judge in Oregon permanently blocked deployments to Portland, the Seventh Circuit signaled skepticism about the Illinois mobilization, and the Supreme Court requested briefing on the statute’s “regular forces” requirement.
- Governors in Oregon and Illinois continue to oppose the deployments, and a defense official said operational factors, including the approaching holidays, contributed to the decision to send out‑of‑state troops home.