101 California National Guard Members Arrive in Oregon; Governor Kotek Denounces Federal Move Around Court Ruling
PORTLAND, Ore. — The National Guard deployment fight escalated in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, as Governor Tina Kotek, Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issued statements on November 8 denouncing the federal government for sending troops to Oregon around a court ruling.
The governor's office confirmed that 101 federalized California National Guard members arrived in Oregon by plane overnight, with more believed to be on the way the same day, and that the state received no official notification or correspondence from the federal government beforehand. A day earlier, a federal judge had ruled the mobilization of the Oregon National Guard unlawful and unjustified and blocked that deployment.
Kotek said the facts have not changed: there is no need for military intervention in Oregon, no insurrection in Portland and no threat to national security, and Oregon is a home, not a military target. Wilson said the federal government activated California Guard personnel under Title 10 to operate in Portland, circumventing the court's decision, and that the city's legal team will pursue every lawful step to enforce the judge's order, adding that the number of federal troops Portland needs or wants is zero. Rayfield said the president is intent on deploying the military in American cities without facts or authority, and that the state will hold the administration accountable in court.
Source: Office of the Governor of Oregon
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