PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – President Donald Trump announced last weekend that he will send troops to Portland.
Trump and his administration have cited weekslong demonstrations outside the Portland ICE facility, framing them as “violent riots” tied to “Antifa domestic terrorists.”
His announcement was met with pushback from Oregon’s governor and leaders in Portland. Oregon conservatives praised the president’s decision.
Last Sunday, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said he filed a lawsuit in US District Court against the Trump administration. On Saturday, the judge granted a temporary restraining order, blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland until Oct. 18.
Live updates follow:
10:30 p.m. The Trump administration late Saturday filed a notice of appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
8:30 p.m. Portland police say they are continuing to move protesters out of the roadways around the ICE building and keep the area open to traffic.
6:30 p.m. Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, posts on X: “Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.”
6:14 p.m. AP reports that White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said: “President Trump exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement — we expect to be vindicated by a higher court.”
5:50 p.m. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issues a statement: “Today’s outcome is proof that Portlanders’ commitment to peaceful expression and civic unity truly matters. We have not met aggression with aggression. We’ve stood firm, calm and grounded in our shared values and that is why this decision went our way. Portland has shown that peace is power.”
5:11 p.m. Governor Kotek issued a statement that reads in part: “Today’s ruling validates what Oregonians already know: justice has been served, and the truth has prevailed. I want to thank Attorney General Rayfield and his team for great work.
“There is no insurrection in Portland. No threat to national security. No fires, no bombs, no fatalities due to civil unrest. The only threat we face is to our democracy — and it is being led by President Donald Trump.”
5 p.m. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today issued a statement after the ruling: “The court agreed with our position. Today’s ruling is a healthy check on the president.
“It reaffirms what we already knew: Portland is not the president’s war-torn fantasy. Our city is not ravaged, and there is no rebellion. The president must demonstrate an actual threat based on real facts if he wants to put the National Guard on our streets. Members of the Oregon National Guard are not a tool for him to use in his political theater.”
4:51 p.m. Senator Ron Wyden releases a statement after the ruling: “Today’s victory clearly supports what Oregonians already know: we don’t need or want Donald Trump to provoke conflict by deploying federal troops in our state. I will keep working with local and state officials to ensure Trump does not keep wasting millions of taxpayer dollars to make Portland the center of his perverse fantasy about conducting assaults on U.S. cities.”
4:30 p.m. Judge grants the temporary restraining order, blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland until Oct. 18.
4 p.m. Portland police say officers at the scene have not witnessed any property damage or assaults, but the gathered protesters have been blocking the street, and they are working to open up the roadway for traffic.
3:00 p.m. After an extended period that was generally calm, tear gas was again deployed following a brief standoff between protesters and federal agents.
1:30 p.m. Tear gas has been deployed as protesters remain outside of the Portland ICE facility.
1:00 p.m. Protesters have marched from Elizabeth Caruthers Park to the Portland ICE facility.
12:00 p.m. A rally against the deployment of troops is planned at noon at Elizabeth Caruthers Park – a few blocks from the Portland ICE facility.
8:15 p.m. (Friday) Police say two more protesters were arrested outside the Portland ICE facility Friday night, after three people – including a prominent conservative influencer – were arrested Thursday.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers noted that demonstrators were encroaching into the street Friday night, causing traffic to swerve around them.
Police say they asked the demonstrators to move onto the sidewalk, and all but two people complied.
They say 36-year-old Thomas Wayne Allen and 34-year-old Cortez Carl Williams, both of Portland, were acting aggressively towards each other, and using “sound amplification” devices.
Both were charged with second-degree disorderly conduct. A can of chemical spray and a collapsible metal coil baton was seized from Allen, police say.
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