The state of Oregon filed a federal lawsuit on Sunday against Donald Trump and his administration, aiming to block the deployment of National Guard troops. The lawsuit came just hours after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced plans to deploy 200 members of Oregon’s National Guard into federal service for 60 days. The lawsuit claims such a move was “patently unlawful.” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Hegseth’s move “threatens to undermine public safety by inciting a public outcry.” Trump claimed ICE agencies were “under siege” on Truth Social on Saturday, adding that he was planning to direct the Department of Defense to “provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland”. Rayfield claimed that it was “un-American” to use the U.S military against U.S. citizens at a press conference on Sunday. “I told our staff that the moment we got notice of a deployment I wanted to be in court with a lawsuit filed within 12 hours,” Rayfield said. “We have a lawsuit filed to protect Oregon and its values less than six hours from the moment we received notice.” Governor Tina Kotek posted on X that she had told Trump and Defense Secretary Kristi Noem that Oregon could ”manage our own local public safety needs. “There is no insurrection,” Kotek stated.
