Overview

• Trump said the deployment was requested by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and directed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect Portland and ICE facilities he says are under attack.
• He attributed the move to threats from Antifa and what he called domestic terrorists, describing Portland as devastated by war in a post on Truth Social.
• The White House declined to clarify which forces would be sent, the rules of engagement or the timeline for the operation when pressed by CNN.
• Oregon’s governor and Portland’s mayor rejected the deployment as local leaders urged calm, with Senator Jeff Merkley arguing the goal is to provoke unrest rather than restore order.
• The order follows a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas that killed one detainee and injured two, with the FBI highlighting ammunition marked "ANTI-ICE," and it renews focus on Posse Comitatus limits as federal deployments expand.