Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered two hundred Oregon National Guard troops to be put under federal control to protect ICE agents and facilities. The ICE facility in Portland used to process arrested illegal aliens has been the target of violent protests by Antifa terrorists all summer long, with the state and city governments refusing to help protect the facility or local residents who have been tormented and assaulted by Antifa.
Oregon’s attorney general immediately filed suit to block the federalization of the Guard troops.
The two hundred Oregon National Guard troops will be put under the command of Northern Command for a period of sixty days.
Hegseth’s orders came a day after President Donald Trump announced he was authorizing the deployment of troops to protect the Portland ICE facility.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 27, 2025
A copy of Hegseth’s orders was posted by Washington Post reporter Dan Lamothe:
In new memo, @PeteHegseth says 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will be “called into Federal service effective immediately for a period of 60 days.”
Follows Trump’s call for a military response in Portland.
Has similar feel to deployment to L.A. that began in June. pic.twitter.com/l6ylISnowR
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) September 28, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield (D) quickly announced he was filing suit to stop the federalization of the Oregon National Guard troops.
BREAKING NEWS: Oregon sues Trump administration over unlawful federalization of National Guard. Read more. pic.twitter.com/Qamd4C5obX
— Attorney General Dan Rayfield (@AGDanRayfield) September 28, 2025
Excerpt from The Oregonian report on the suit:
“The facts cannot justify this overreach,” says the 41-page suit filed by the State of Oregon and City of Portland against Trump.
It notes that protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland have been small in recent weeks, typically drawing less than 30 people.
“Defendants’ heavy-handed deployment of troops threatens to escalate tensions and stokes new unrest,” the suit says.
Filed in federal court in Portland, it marks the latest legal challenge to Trump’s move to send troops into cities and asks a judge to bar Trump from any deployment of troops to Oregon.
The governor received an email notice at 9:32 a.m. Sunday that Trump had invoked Title 10 to deploy the National Guard to the city of Portland from the U.S. Department of War.
The attorney general’s office moved to file the suit as soon as possible and will be filing a temporary restraining order to try to block an arrival of troops.
A copy of the lawsuit was posted by Politico reporter Kyle Cheney (direct link here)
JUST IN: Oregon sues to stop Trump’s deployment of the military, saying its pretextual and that ICE protests have been small and relatively contained since June. https://t.co/8F1clEcvoq pic.twitter.com/brYNE5UGnB
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 28, 2025
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) harshly criticized President Trump, “Donald Trump is illegally taking charge of Oregon’s National Guard for a federal occupation Oregonians don’t want and don’t need. Oregon’s elected officials are fighting this every step of the way to protect the people in our state.”
Donald Trump is illegally taking charge of Oregon’s National Guard for a federal occupation Oregonians don’t want and don’t need. Oregon’s elected officials are fighting this every step of the way to protect the people in our state. https://t.co/RI8ENwFehU
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) September 28, 2025
On Saturday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek (D) told reporters she opposed Trump’s federalizing of Guard troops:
NOW – Governor of Oregon: “there is no insurrection, there is no threat to national security and there is no need for military troops in our major city.” pic.twitter.com/wdGECw2kFS
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 27, 2025
Hegseth’s orders puts Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold, in a tight squeeze between state and federal officials. Gronewold appeared at Saturday’s press conference by Kotek and other Democrat officials, including Portland Mayor Keith Wilson (D).
Why are the military standing with the Mayor of Portland as he denounces President Trump? pic.twitter.com/QTc5shVKp1
— David Santa Carla (@TheOnlyDSC) September 27, 2025
All is not lost in Portland. An ICE supporter posted a video clip overnight, “Video taken 10 minutes ago from South waterfront Portland, Oregon close to the Portland ice facility. We have Blackhawk helicopters and drones flying over the neighborhood. It’s sad that it came to this, but after four months of violent nightly riots by ANTIFA it’s about time someone took care of the problem!”
Video taken 10 minutes ago from South waterfront Portland, Oregon close to the Portland ice facility. We have Blackhawk helicopters and drones flying over the neighborhood . It’s sad that it came to this, but after four months of violent nightly riots by ANTIFA it’s about time… pic.twitter.com/lIMXQOYaHe
— JoJo (@JojopdxOr) September 28, 2025
Post Millennial senior editor Andy Ngo posted an Antifa graphic calling for a protest at the Portland ICE facility Sunday afternoon.
A direct action has been planned for Sept. 28 at the Portland ICE facility after Trump issued a statement that he plans to send in troops to protect the federal property. Antifa and communists have said they refuse to back down and plan to escalate their rioting. They have called… pic.twitter.com/bsh4CW4BCc
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) September 27, 2025
