Overview

• The White House said President Trump signed a decree authorizing 300 Guard members to protect federal agents and property in Chicago, marking the fifth Democratic-led city targeted after Los Angeles, Washington and Memphis.
• U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut temporarily barred a planned Guard deployment to Portland, ruling protests there do not pose a danger of rebellion and setting the injunction to expire on October 18.
• Democratic officials criticized the actions, with Illinois Senator Dick Durbin calling the Chicago order unjustified, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek rejecting any need for troops, and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker urging the forces to leave.
• Senior administration figures defended the strategy and escalated rhetoric, with Stephen Miller labeling the Portland ruling a 'judicial insurrection' and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem describing Chicago as a 'war zone' in televised remarks.
• In Chicago, Department of Homeland Security agents reported shooting and wounding an armed motorist who rammed their van, an incident that underscored tensions around immigration enforcement operations.