Pentagon calls up 200 National Guard troops after Trump Portland announcement

FILE PHOTO: ICE agents stand guard during a protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump administration's immigration policies, outside an ICE detention facility in Portland, Oregon, U.S., September 1, 2025. REUTERS/John Rudoff/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority while the state filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's move to send military forces into the Democratic-run city of Portland.

The Republican president on Saturday announced plans to send troops into Portland, saying they would be used to protect federal immigration facilities against "domestic terrorists" and that he was authorizing them to use "full force, if necessary."