Newsom says he will sue Trump for sending California National Guard to Oregon
President Trump deployed 300 California and 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal assets after a judge blocked Oregon troops; Democratic leaders oppose the move.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to sue President Donald Trump over deploying 300 California National Guard personnel to Oregon without formal notice.
- The deployment follows a federal judge's ruling that blocked Trump's attempt to send Oregon National Guard troops to Portland and has sparked legal disputes.
- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek criticized the deployment as unnecessary, stating that no formal notification was received from the federal government regarding the California National Guard's deployment.
- Newsom described the deployment as a 'breathtaking abuse of the law and power,' asserting it threatens to inflame the community in Oregon.
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California joins Oregon lawsuit blocking deployment of Guard troops from both states to Portland
Federal police push towards a crowd of demonstrators at an ICE processing facility south of downtown Portland on Sat., Oct. 4, 2025. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)California on Sunday joined Oregon and the city of Portland in suing over the Trump administration’s order to deploy National Guard troops to the city, the latest attempt to deploy federal troops to an American city. More than 100 members of the California National …


The Court prevented the President from sending National Guard to the state of Oregon and Trump chose to send 300 federal soldiers who were in California to the city of Portland in that state.
Frustrated by Court Loss, Trump Sends 300 California National Guard Troops to Portland
After a federal judge on Saturday batted down the Trump administration's attempt to deploy 200 Oregon National Guard members to Portland, this morning (Sunday, October 5) California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a press release saying that the president had ordered 300 California Guard members into Portland immediately. "In response to a federal court order that blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard," Newsom wrote in the sta…
According to California Governor Gavin Newsom, US President Donald Trump has sent 300 members of the California National Guard to…
"It's Appalling. It's Un-American": Gavin Newsom Flips Out Over President Trump Ordering California National Guard Troops to Portland After Judge Blocks Oregon Guard Deployment
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) erupted in anger on Sunday in response to President Donald Trump ordering three hundred California National Guard troops to be deployed to Portland, Oregon, a day after a federal judge blocked him from federalizing Oregon National Guard troops to help defend the ICE facility in Portland from Democrat-protected Antifa terrorists who have waged a violent siege all summer long.
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