PORTLAND, Ore. — Throughout the week, including Friday night, people at Southwest Portland's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility — whether protesting or observing from across the street — shared a similar message: Any kind of troop deployment for this kind of demonstration doesn't make a lot of sense.

Black Hawk helicopters continued to circle the skies, as a small number of protesters waved signs. That morning, the first hearing over Oregon's lawsuit challenging the federal deployment of the state's National Guard to Portland concluded with no immediate decision on the state's request for a temporary restraining order to block the deployment while the court case plays out.

Thus far, two people have been arrested by Portland police for blocking traffic while standing

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