Oregon Gov says National Guard troops finished with Portland orders. Not so, feds say

Governor Kotek says 200 Oregon National Guard members deployed for Portland duty are being demobilized

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek said Wednesday she has received a verbal demobilization order from the U.S. Northern Command for the 200 Oregon National Guard members who were mobilized for duty in Portland on Sept. 28. Kotek also said the Oregon Military Department estimates that the total cost to taxpayers for the deployment

100 Oregon National Guard troops still mobilized despite Kotek hearing otherwise

A protester in an octopus costume at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility south of downtown Portland on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Half of the Oregon National Guard troops who have been waiting more than seven weeks for legal battles to play out over the deployment of federalized troops to Portland remain mobilized, despite Gov. Tina Kotek saying Wednesday that they would all be sent home…

Oregon Gov says National Guard troops finished with Portland orders. Not so, feds say

Kotek said the federal government told her all Oregon troops would be released. The feds said no such order had been given.

Half of Oregon National Guard members mobilized by Trump are returning home

100 Oregon National Guard Members are going home, another 100 will continue to be mobilized to facilities near Portland.

Troops remain after governor says 200 Oregon National Guard members deployed to Portland are being demobilized

A hundred National Guard troops remain federalized after a 9th Circuit ruling. Earlier Wednesday, Kotek said all 200 Oregon National Guard members were demobilized.

Gov. Tina Kotek says 100 Oregon National Guard members will "remain in limbo"

Half of the 200 Oregon National Guard members from units in Salem and Woodburn who have been under federal control since Sept. 28 will not be demobilized after all.