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Trump administration orders CA National Guard to Oregon. Newsom vows legal fight
National Guard stand guard near the metropolitan detention center Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a federal judge to immediately impose restrictions on the troops mobilized in Los Angeles while a lawsuit against the Trump administration moves forward.
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Governor Gavin Newsom said this morning that the Trump administration has ordered 300 members of the California National Guard to Oregon. There's been no official announcement by the administration.
Why now: The deployment of the California Guard comes after a federal judge on Saturday temporarily barred the administration from sending Oregon’s own Guard troops to Portland. Newsom said in Sunday's statement the troops "are on their way now."
Why Portland, Ore.: The Trump administration has portrayed Portland, and other Democrat-led cities such as L.A. and Washington D.C. as rocked by civil unrest.
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Why send the California Guard: The troops had already been federalized in the summer after protests broke out in L.A. over immigration raids. Newsom said it was in "response to unrest in Los Angeles — conditions that never necessitated their deployment in the first place, and have long since subsided anyway."
What's next: The governor said that "we will take this fight to court," but also urged the public to speak out. "This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power."
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