Oregon Sues Trump Admin Over National Guard Deployment in Portland

Oregon Sues Trump Admin Over National Guard Deployment in Portland

Protesters stand outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 27, 2025. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images

The state of Oregon filed a lawsuit on Sept. 28 seeking to block a federal government plan to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, arguing the president exceeded his executive authority.

A day after an order from President Donald Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sunday issued a memorandum to the leadership of the Oregon National Guard, through the state governor, requesting 200 service members be temporarily moved to federal service under Title 10, Section 12406, in the U.S. Code, called “National Guard in Federal service: call.”

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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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