Overview

• The White House authorized 300 National Guard personnel to Chicago to protect federal agents and property, marking the fifth Democratic-led city targeted for such deployments.
• U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut temporarily barred a Guard deployment to Portland until October 18, finding the protests did not present a danger of rebellion and could be handled by regular law enforcement.
• Democratic leaders condemned the moves, with Illinois Senator Dick Durbin calling the Chicago order unjustified, Governor JB Pritzker urging the troops’ departure, and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek insisting there is no insurrection.
• Homeland Security officials said agents in Chicago opened fire on an armed driver who rammed their van, wounding her, as tensions around federal operations in the city rose.
• Administration officials described Chicago as a war zone and signaled potential deployments to other cities, while separate reports said the White House may try to route already-federalized California Guard units to Portland, a step California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to fight in court.