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A person stands outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

WASHINGTON – Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement officers and government facilities, according to a Defense Department memo received by state leaders on Sunday.

The deployment is being made over the objections of state leaders and is similar to one last summer in Los Angeles, where protesters demonstrated against deportation operations, but is on a much smaller scale .

There was no immediate comment from the White House. Multiple Pentagon officials were contacted, but none would confirm or deny the authenticity of the memo.

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