Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, under federal authority, an order the state is challenging in court.

President Donald Trump announced plans to send troops into Portland on Saturday to protect federal immigration facilities against “domestic terrorists.”

Hegseth’s memo , which was dated Sunday and posted online by Oregon officials, said that “200 members of the Oregon National Guard will be called into Federal service effective immediately for a period of 60 days.”

A defense official who spoke to Military Times on condition of anonymity said the Guard is currently in the process of identifying which troops will deploy.

The Pentagon memo said the new orders “further implements the President’s direction” in June, when t

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