Overview

• Trump said the deployment is to safeguard Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities he described as under siege by Antifa and other domestic terrorists.
• He cited a request from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide all necessary troops.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi announced DOJ agents will deploy to ICE sites, with Joint Terrorism Task Forces pursuing domestic terrorism cases and the most serious charges.
• City officials in Portland, including Mayor Keith Wilson, said they did not ask for federal agents and criticized the federal presence.
• The order follows a White House action earlier this week designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, and agencies have not provided timing or scope for any troop movements.