Overview
- Defense officials authorized 200 Oregon National Guard members to protect federal property in Portland, but state and Guard spokespeople say troops have not yet deployed.
- President Trump asserted the Guard is “now in place,” a statement contradicted by Oregon National Guard officials who describe ongoing medical screening, paperwork and crowd‑control training.
- DHS says six people were arrested Tuesday night outside the South Portland ICE facility on charges that include assaulting law enforcement, and one officer was hospitalized.
- Local reporting shows federal officers fired pepper balls from the facility and carried multiple protesters into the building during renewed clashes.
- Oregon and Portland are pursuing a federal lawsuit to block the Guard’s federalization, with a hearing expected Friday, as the White House frames the move as part of a broader crime crackdown.