Newsom says he will sue Trump for sending California National Guard to Oregon
- President Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard members to Portland, Oregon, after a federal judge blocked the federalization of Oregon's National Guard.
- Governor Gavin Newsom plans to sue Trump to stop the deployment, accusing the president of 'flouting the law' and using military forces as political tools.
- Federal Judge Karin Immergut ruled that protests in Portland are 'not significantly violent or disruptive' to warrant federal troops, casting doubt on Trump's claims of unrest.
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Although a federal court has banned the use of the National Guard in Oregon, US President Donald Trump has ordered the transfer of several hundred National Guards to the state. Criticism of the project is harsh.

Trump administration sending California troops to Oregon after court loss, governors say
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)Hours after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, the federal government began sending California National Guard troops to Oregon. Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that she’s aware that 101 Califor…
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…
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