Oregon officials sued the Trump administration one day after President Donald Trump ordered troops to Portland he said were needed to quell protests outside an immigration facility.

The suit filed in federal court in Oregon called his troop callup an “unlawful federalization” of the National Guard.

The lawsuit comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a memo to Governor Tina Kotek on Sunday ordering 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to “perform federal functions” for 60 days, the state’s attorney general, Dan Rayfield, wrote in a post on X.

BREAKING NEWS: Oregon sues Trump administration over unlawful federalization of National Guard. Read more. pic.twitter.com/Qamd4C5obX — Attorney General Dan Rayfield (@AGDanRayfield) September 28, 2025

The National Guard responsibili

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