Overview
- Two U.S. officials say 200 California Guard members sent to Portland and 200 Texas Guard members sent to Chicago will return home after weeks without operational deployment due to court holds.
- U.S. Northern Command said it is “shifting and/or rightsizing” its Title 10 footprint in Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with Oregon’s federalized contingent cut from 200 to 100 and 200 Illinois Guard members remaining on active duty.
- The Justice Department appealed U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut’s permanent injunction that found the Portland deployment unlawful for failing to show a rebellion or inability to enforce the law with regular forces.
- The Supreme Court requested additional briefing in the Chicago case focusing on the meaning of “regular forces” in 10 U.S.C. §12406, a question central to the scope of presidential authority.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a federal judge to end the ongoing federalization in Los Angeles, arguing the administration is treating a June memorandum as a limitless authorization.