Oregon National Guard troops remain under federal control after appeals court order

Oregon National Guard troops remain under federal control after appeals court order

OPB Staff

November 20, 2025 / 11:03 am

Earlier on Wednesday, Gov. Tina Kotek announced the Oregon guard troops would be demobilized. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals put that on pause just over an hour later.

President Donald Trump can retain control of some Oregon National Guard troops currently under his command, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Wednesday afternoon, but still cannot deploy them.

The order from the appellate court capped an afternoon of conflicting statements between Oregon officials and the U.S. military about whether all 200 Oregon National Guard troops the president controversially ordered into federal service were returning to state control by week’s end.

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