Sacramento, California, USA (AP) – President Donald Trump is sending 300 members of the California National Guard to Oregon after a judge temporarily prohibited the Government from deploying the guard of that state in Portland, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, reported on Sunday.
Newsom promised to fight the measure in court.
There was no official announcement from Washington that the California National Guard was being summoned and sent to Oregon, as was the case when the governor of Illinois made a similar announcement on Saturday about the troops in his state being activated.
The governor of Oregon Tina Kotek indicated that 101 members of the California National Guard arrived in her state on Saturday night by plane and that they are most on their way. He added that there has been no formal communication with the federal government on deployment.
“This action seems to be intentional to avoid yesterday’s decision of a federal judge,” Kotek said Sunday. “There is no need for military intervention in Oregon. There is no insurrection in Portland. There is no threat to national security. Oregon is our home, not a military objective.”
A spokesman for the Portland Police refused to comment on whether there were already members of the National Guard in the city.
A Kotek spokesman expressed on Sunday that he could not verify the current location of the National Guard members who arrived in Oregon on Saturday, directing the questions to the Department of Defense.
The California National Guard sent the questions to the Department of Defense. A department spokesman declined to comment. There were no immediate comments from the White House.
Newsom, a Democrat, said in a statement that California personnel was on his way on Sunday and described the deployment as “an amazing abuse of law and power.” He said that these troops were “federalized” and put under the control of the president months ago against his objections, in response to disturbances in Los Angeles.
“The commander in chief is using the Army as a political weapon against US citizens,” said Newsom in the statement. “We will take this fight to the courts, but the public cannot remain silent in the face of such imprudent and authoritarian conduct by the president of the United States.”
A federal judge designated by Trump in Oregon temporarily prohibited the government for temporarily deploying Oregon’s National Guard in Portland to protect federal property amid protests after Trump called the city “devastated by war.” Both Oregon officials and Portland residents said that description was ridiculous.
Federal Judge Karin Immergut, who was appointed by Trump during her first term, issued the order while more arguments are expected in the lawsuit. He added that the relatively small protests in the city do not justify the use of federalized forces, and that such use could attempt against Oregon’s state sovereignty.
The mayor of Portland, Keith Wilson, highlighted on Sunday that the city continues to seek legal means to stop any deployment of the National Guard.
“This action avoids the decision of the court and threatens to inflame a community that has remained peaceful,” said Wilson. “Our legal team is coordinating with our partners and will immediately take all legal measures to enforce the judge’s order and protect the rights of Portland inhabitants.”
The Immigration and Customs Control building in Portland has recently been the night protests site.
Trump has characterized both Portland and Chicago and cities full of crime and disturbances, calling the first a “war zone” and suggesting that an apocalyptic force was needed to quell the problems in the second. Since the beginning of his second term, he has sent or talked about sending troops to 10 cities.
Trump authorized the deployment of 300 troops from the Illinois National Guard to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday.
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool.
This article was published by AP News on 2025-10-05 13:47:00
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