The 400 National Guard troops deployed out of state in Chicago and Portland, Oregon, will be sent home in the coming days, according to multiple reports.
In Chicago, 200 Texas National Guard troops were sent to the city in early October, but their deployment on the streets was blocked by several court rulings. In Portland, 200 California National Guard soldiers find themselves in a similar situation.
“In the coming days, the Department will modify and/or resize our Title 10 footprint in Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago,” U.S. Northern Command wrote on social media Friday.
This “rightsizing” will involve the withdrawal of hundreds of National Guard members from Chicago and Portland, sources told CNN.
President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to various cities has been the subject of numerous legal challenges in the courts. The cases focus on federal versus state power and the legality of using military troops on U.S. soil.
Federal judges have largely ruled against the deployments. When the Trump administration sent Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles in June, a judge ruled months later that the deployment violated federal law.
The administration has said National Guard troops are needed to enforce immigration law in cities that have been the scene of pro-immigrant protests. However, several judges ruled that the protests did not constitute an “insurrection” that would be necessary to justify sending in the National Guard.
