Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut heard arguments on Oregon and Portland’s bid to block federalizing 200 Guard members, as the Pentagon says those troops are prepared to support ICE and secure federal sites.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said more federal agents are being sent to Portland, and the Justice Department announced a civil rights investigation into the arrest of conservative commentator Nick Sortor.
• Portland police reported several arrests outside the ICE facility and said enforcement decisions were based on probable cause, rejecting claims of political bias.
• In Broadview near Chicago, protests during Noem’s visit brought a large multiagency response, street closures and multiple arrests reported by authorities.
• Cook County and Illinois agencies installed fencing to create designated protest areas at the Broadview ICE site, and the FAA granted a CBP-requested temporary drone ban over Chicago through October 12.