National Guard can deploy to Portland
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the dates of the California National Guard's deployment to Oregon until early February, and Texas National Guard members until early December.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to reconsider its decision to allow the Trump administration to deploy 200 federalized members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, potentially setting the stage for a landmark constitutional battle that could reach the Supreme Court.
A menagerie of costumed demonstrators and dance parties have drawn national attention to Portland amid protests over federal troops.
With the stated purpose of reducing crime and supporting deportation initiatives, President Donald Trump has sent National Guard troops to the streets of several American cities. So far, the National Guard has been deployed in Chicago,
President Donald Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco next, blasting the California city as crime-ridden and saying its residents are clamoring for federal help. But local and state leaders say that couldn't be farther from the truth,