DEFENSE
2 min readTrump Orders Oregon National Guard Deployment Despite State Opposition
TrueGov Editorial Team•4 months ago•2 min read
Governor Kotek and state officials challenge federal control of troops
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President Donald Trump has directed the deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard members under federal control to protect immigration enforcement officers and government facilities. The Defense Department memo outlining this action was received by Oregon state officials on Sunday, drawing immediate objections from state leadership. This deployment follows a similar but larger scale operation in Los Angeles last summer.