Newsom says he will sue Trump for sending California National Guard to Oregon
President Trump federalizes 300 Illinois National Guard troops for Chicago, while a judge blocks Oregon's own troops; California troops are sent to Portland amid disputed unrest claims.
- President Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard members to Portland, Oregon, after a federal judge blocked his attempt to federalize Oregon's National Guard, according to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
- Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to sue Trump to prevent the use of California's National Guard, labeling it a 'breathtaking abuse of power.'
- Judge Karin Immergut stated that the protests in Portland are 'not significantly violent or disruptive' to justify the deployment, as mentioned in her ruling.
- California officials previously sued Trump over the mobilization of National Guard during protests in Los Angeles, highlighting ongoing legal disputes from these deployments.
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What we know about National Guard deployment in Chicago and Portland
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Oregon, where protesters have gathered in the block surrounding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, setting back his latest attempt at federal intervention in…
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 …
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