Texas, California National Guard members to leave Portland and Chicago

The federalized Guard troops arrived successful those cities but ne'er deployed.

The 200 federalized California National Guard members sent to Portland, Oregon, and different 200 federalized Texas National Guard members sent to Chicago volition instrumentality to their location states, according to 2 U.S. officials.  

The federalized Guard troops arrived successful those cities successful aboriginal October but ne'er deployed operationally due to the fact that of ineligible challenges that proceed playing retired successful the courts.

Members of the 49th Military Police Brigade from California, portion of the Army National Guard subject constabulary brigade, locomotion crossed the crushed astatine the Oregon Army National Guard's Camp Withycombe, arsenic a divided U.S. appeals tribunal ruled that U.S. President Donald Trump tin nonstop National Guard troops into Portland, successful Happy Valley, Oregon, Oct. 22, 2025.

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 Late Friday night, U.S. Northern Command hinted that changes were coming to the federalized unit ngo successful those cities but provided nary details erstwhile it it posted connected X that "in the coming days, the Department volition beryllium shifting and/or rightsizing our Title 10 footprint successful Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago to guarantee a constant, enduring, and semipermanent beingness successful each city."

The Texas and California Guard members had been activated connected national orders by President Donald Trump successful aboriginal October and placed connected an progressive work Title 10 status. 

While they deployed to the 2 cities, the troops ne'er carried retired operations due to the fact that of respective ineligible rulings that placed a clasp connected their deployment. 

National Guard members locomotion astatine the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Broadview installation successful Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 9, 2025.

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These troops volition present instrumentality to their location states of Texas and California, according to the 2 U.S. officials.

California volition support a acceptable unit of 100 Guard members and Texas volition support a unit of 200 members who person each volunteered for the mission, according to 1 of the officials.

The 200 members of the Illinois National Guard who had besides been federalized by President Donald Trump to run successful Chicago volition stay connected progressive duty, said the official.

But determination volition beryllium a alteration among the 200 federalized Oregon National Guard troops arsenic their numbers volition beryllium reduced to 100 remaining connected progressive duty, the authoritative added.

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