{"id":386944,"date":"2025-11-18T06:21:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T06:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/386944\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T06:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T06:21:31","slug":"hundreds-of-troops-deployed-to-portland-and-chicago-are-being-sent-home-amid-court-battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/386944\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home amid court battles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles<\/a> over their domestic mission by the Trump administration, a defense official said Monday.<\/p>\n

The withdrawal of soldiers \u2014 sent from California and Texas \u2014 is part of a larger change to troop deployments after President Donald Trump<\/a> began his immigration crackdown in various cities with Democratic leadership. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss the issue and requested anonymity. <\/p>\n

U.S. Northern Command said in a statement Sunday it was \u201cshifting and\/or rightsizing\u201d units in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago, although it said there would be a \u201cconstant, enduring, and long-term presence in each city.\u201d <\/p>\n

In the coming days, all 200 California National Guard troops currently deployed to Portland will be sent home, the official said. The military also plans to cut the number of Oregon National Guard troops on deployment there from 200 soldiers to 100, the official said.<\/p>\n

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Law enforcement officers stand in tear gas outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest Oct. 4, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane, File)<\/p>\n

Law enforcement officers stand in tear gas outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest Oct. 4, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo\/Jenny Kane, File)<\/p>\n

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About 200 Texas National Guard troops in Chicago also are being sent home and about 200 soldiers will be on standby at Fort Bliss, an Army base that stretches across parts of Texas and New Mexico, the official said.<\/p>\n

About 300 Illinois National Guard troops will remain in the Chicago area, also doing training, but they currently are not legally allowed to conduct operations with the Department of Homeland Security, the official said. <\/p>\n

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The official said the upcoming holiday season may have played a role in the change in deployments.<\/p>\n

Diana Crofts-Pelayo, a spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, applauded the return of all California National Guard troops in Oregon, saying Trump \u201cnever should have illegally deployed our troops in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re glad they\u2019re finally coming home,\u201d she wrote in an email. \u201cIt\u2019s long overdue!\u201d<\/p>\n

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek called on the Trump administration to demobilize the remaining 100 troops in her state, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cMembers of the Oregon National Guard, who are our friends and neighbors, have been away from their families and jobs for 50 days on an unnecessary deployment,\u201d Kotek said in a written statement. \u201cWith the holidays approaching, every single member deserves to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration doesn\u2019t communicate its plans<\/a> with state leaders and was still threatening to federalize more troops.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis confirms what we have always known: This is about normalizing military forces in American cities,\u201d Pritzker spokesman Matt Hill said in a statement Saturday. <\/p>\n

Hill didn\u2019t immediately return a message left Monday.<\/p>\n

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Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo\/Erin Hooley, File)<\/p>\n

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Democratic cities targeted by Trump for military involvement \u2014 including Chicago, which filed a separate lawsuit on the issue currently before the U.S. Supreme Court \u2014 have been pushing back<\/a>. They argue the president has not satisfied the legal threshold for deploying troops and that doing so would violate states\u2019 sovereignty.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut in Portland this month<\/a> issued a permanent injunction blocking Trump from deploying troops in the city, saying he had failed to establish that he was legally entitled to do so. On Sunday, the administration filed an emergency motion seeking to put the ruling on hold while it appeals.<\/p>\n

Separately, the Trump administration has stepped up immigration enforcement in Charlotte, North Carolina<\/a>, expanding an aggressive campaign that\u2019s been spearheaded by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n

National Guard deployments have been one of the most controversial initiatives of Trump\u2019s second term, demonstrating an expanded willingness to use the military to accomplish domestic goals. <\/p>\n

Troops, including active-duty Marines<\/a>, were deployed to Los Angeles during immigration protests earlier this year. <\/p>\n

The National Guard was also sent to Washington, D.C.<\/a>, where they were part of a broader federal intervention that Trump claimed was necessary because of crime problems. <\/p>\n

The deployments later expanded to Portland and Chicago. <\/p>\n

Although they don\u2019t play a law enforcement role, members of the National Guard have been tasked with protecting federal facilities, particularly those run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. <\/p>\n

About 100 troops who have been in Los Angeles will remain on deployment there, the defense official said.<\/p>\n

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AP journalists Chris Megerian in Washington, Gene Johnson in Seattle and Sophia Tareen in Chicago contributed to this report. <\/p>\n

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