Oregon and the City of Portland are suing the Trump administration over what they say is the unlawful deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland to perform functions of federal law enforcement.

The lawsuit, filed Sept. 28, comes one day after President Donald Trump announced he intended to send troops to Portland , a city he called “War ravaged,” which local leaders have disputed.

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against Trump, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

It seeks immediate relief from the court, “declaring the federalization of Oregon’s National Guard unlawful and halting the President’s or

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