WASHINGTON — Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement officers and government facilities, according to a Defense Department memo received by state leaders on Sunday.
What You Need To Know • Two hundred members of the Oregon National Guard are being placed under federal control and deployed to protect immigration enforcement officers and government facilities • The deployment was described in a Defense Department memo received by state leaders on Sunday and is being made over their objections • It's similar to one last summer in Los Angeles, where protesters demonstrated against deportation operations, but is on a much smaller scale • President Donald Trump had announced on Saturday that