Oregon Sues Over Federalized National Guard Deployment

Oregon and the city of Portland filed a federal lawsuit naming President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and federal agencies to block an order they say unlawfully federalizes the Oregon National Guard under Title 10 and to seek an injunction halting the deployment. A Pentagon memo signed by Hegseth called 200 Oregon National Guard members into federal service immediately for 60 days to protect federal and ICE facilities after DHS sought Title 32 assistance and warned failure to mobilize could trigger Title 10. Gov. Tina Kotek, Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson say there is no insurrection or public-safety threat, call the move politically motivated and warn it risks escalating tensions; the ACLU likewise condemned the action. The White House defended the deployment as lawful protection of federal assets, federal agents began arriving in Portland and at least one clash between agents and residents was reported. The lawsuit follows prior legal fights over similar deployments to Democratic-run cities and is likely to prompt court review of the president's authority to federalize state Guard forces.