Overview
- Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek oppose the move, say they did not request troops, and describe conditions in the city as calm.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Justice Department will send agents to ICE facilities and direct Joint Terrorism Task Forces to investigate domestic terrorism cases.
- The White House and Pentagon have not clarified which forces would deploy or a timeline, though the Pentagon says it stands ready to support DHS operations.
- A federal judge recently ruled the Los Angeles deployment unlawful under limits on military involvement in civilian policing, highlighting ongoing legal constraints on such operations.
- Protests at Portland’s ICE site have continued since June but have recently shrunk in size with fewer arrests, even as the Dallas ICE shooting is cited by the administration as justification for escalation.