Portland braces for deployment of 200 national guard troops to city Oregon has filed a lawsuit to block Trump’s move, warning there was no ‘legal justification’ and it will escalate tensions The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2025
Almost Half Of Americans Oppose Trump's Deployment Of National Guard Troops To U.S. Cities, Poll Shows Almost half of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country, according to a new poll Latin Times · Sep 29, 2025
Trump is trying to ‘escalate tensions’ and ‘undermine public safety’ by sending National Guard to Portland, lawsuit claims President’s threat to send in National Guard and use ‘full force’ against protesters is ‘wholly pretextual,’ officials argue The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025
Oregon Senator Tells Trump to 'Stay the Hell Out' After Troops Ordered to Portland Oregon officials also announced legal action on Sunday as the state's Attorney General filed a lawsuit arguing that the deployment of National Guard troops was "provocative and arbitrary" Latin Times · Sep 29, 2025
Oregon sues Trump in bid to stop National Guard deployment to Portland The suit says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's move to call 200 members into federal service is "patently unlawful." Axios · Sep 29, 2025
Oregon sues to block ‘illegal’ deployment of 200 national guard troops to Portland State attorney general asks federal court to block Trump from sending troops to city based on ‘social media gossip’ The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2025
‘Let’s not take the bait’: Oregon Senators slam draft-dodger Donald Trump for threatening to invade Portland using military Donald Trump announced Saturday, Sept. 27, about his plans to send military to Portland, the most populous city in the state of Oregon. But the senators are not taking any of his tyrannic orders this time. The Mary Sue · Sep 28, 2025
Trump demanded federal Troops go to Portland to protect ICE facility. Arrests outside it have been dropping for months Portland mayor responded to Trump’s demands by saying the number of troops needed in the city was ‘zero’ The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Trump orders deployment of national guard to ‘war ravaged’ Portland Officials in Portland have pushed back against the announcement, saying there is ‘no need for military troops’ – key US politics stories from Saturday 27 September The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2025
Portlanders mock Trump by posting pics of peaceful weekend activities in ‘War ravaged’ city ‘Live look at the war-torn streets of Portland, Oregon,’ wrote one user, sharing a vista of the Steel Bridge bridge, with blooming cherry blossom trees lining the walkways The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2025
Portland residents scoff at Trump threat to send military: ‘This is not a war zone’ Claims of violence by US president contrast with reality of life in vibrant, peaceful Oregon city, residents say The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2025
Americans think crime is increasing across the nation – just not in their city, poll finds Almost half of Americans said that crime, which was the third biggest concern behind inflation and political polarization, had increased across the whole country The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities President Donald Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025
Donald Trump Orders Troops To Portland Amid Rising Tensions President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of troops to Portland, Oregon. Benzinga · Sep 27, 2025
International Business Times · Sep 27, 2025 Trump Authorizes 'Full Force' Troop Deployment In Portland President Donald Trump on Saturday authorized the deployment of troops in the northwestern US city of Portland, extending his contentious domestic use of the military to support his mass immigration crackdown.
Axios · Sep 27, 2025 Trump directs troops to Portland with "full force" directive "I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary," the president said on Truth Social.
The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2025 Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2025 Trump tells Hegseth to send troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities using ‘full force’ Trump’s demand for Portland comes after he deployed troops to other Democratic-led municipalities, including Los Angeles and Washington, DC
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2025 Donald Trump orders ‘full force’ troop deployment to Portland It is the fourth city where the US President has staged crackdown against so-call ‘domestic terrorists’
Euronews · Sep 27, 2025 Trump to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon in crackdown on immigration protests The decision, according to Trump, was necessary to protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he described as “under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.”
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The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025 Portland to issue land use violation notice to ICE building over alleged detention violations Portland, Oregon, says it will issue a land use violation notice to the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building
The Guardian - US · Sep 15, 2025 Photo booth fans chase down the vanishing machines: ‘Kissing inside one is really fun’ Analog obsessives flocked to the International Photobooth Convention in New York City to draw the curtains – and shoot their shots
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025 Trump threatened Portland with troops to quell protests. The mayor says it's not needed President Donald Trump has threatened sending the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, to quell protests
The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2025 Trump, apparently misled by video of 2020 protests, threatens to send troops to Portland US president mistakes scale of anti-Ice rallies after TV report uses old footage from George Floyd demonstrations