Overview

• The Defense Department said it stands ready to mobilize U.S. military personnel but released no details on numbers, units, rules of engagement or timing.
• Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson oppose the move, calling it unnecessary, with Kotek saying there is no insurrection or national security threat.
• The White House frames the order as protecting ICE facilities after months of protests in Portland and a deadly shooting this week at an ICE center in Dallas.
• The Portland directive continues a pattern of federal deployments to Democratic-led cities, following actions in Los Angeles, Washington and Memphis, and comes after a judge ruled the L.A. mobilization unlawful.
• Local leaders urge residents to remain peaceful and avoid confrontations near federal agents, signaling resistance to any escalation.