PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The 200 members of the California National Guard sent to Portland will return home, ABC News reports.
The ABC report cites two US officials who also said the 200 members of the Texas National Guard sent to Chicago will also go back to their home state. The federalized troops were sent to Portland and Chicago in early October, but were not ever deployed as the Trump administration kept losing court challenges about the deployment.
The Trump administration pushed back against US District Court Judge Karin Immergut’s order that permanently extended a preliminary injunction barring the federal government from deploying the National Guard into Oregon.
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Filed Friday, this new appeal comes after a months-long fight between President Donald Trump and the State of Oregon over whether the president has authority to federalize troops from other states for use at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland.
In a post on X, US Northern Command said “in the coming days, the Department will be shifting and/or rightsizing our Title 10 footprint in Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago to ensure a constant, enduring, and long-term presence in each city.” However, they provided no further details on what exactly that means.
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ABC News reports the 200 federalized Oregon National Guard troops will be reduced to 100 but will remain on active duty.
The CBS Washington bureau plus an “unnamed Pentagon official” confirmed ABC’s reporting.
KOIN 6 News has reached out to a number of authorities for confirmation and more details. This story will be updated with more information as it develops.
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