This decision was approved on September 27. At the time, US President Donald Trump announced plans to send troops to Portland, to protect federal immigration facilities from domestic terrorism.
President Trump even allows soldiers in the National Guard to use all their strength when necessary.
It is not yet clear whether Mr. Trump's warning that US soldiers could use "all their strength" on the streets of Portland - meaning he would allow the use of deadly force, and if so, under what conditions. US soldiers are allowed to use force for self-defense when deployed in the country.
In addition to Portland, Trump's public announcement of his intention to send troops to Democratic-controlled cities, including Los Angeles and Washington, has fueled lawsuits and a wave of tense protests.
Also on September 28, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit against Trump, Hegseth and Secretary of Internal Security Kristi Noem in local court.
In the lawsuit, Mr. Rayfield affirmed that President Trump's deployment of troops to Portland to suppress the situation of " being surrounded by domestic terrorism" was "unfounded" and "excessive".
Mr. Rayfield concluded that the defendants " violated the sovereignty of Oregon State in managing law enforcement activities and their own National Guard forces".
The lawsuit also highlights that protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) in Portland have been small and relatively limited since June.
Its unusual for 200 National Guard soldiers to protect just one building, Rayfield said in a statement later.
Vietnamese police in Portland have fallen in the first six months of 2025, according to preliminary figures released by the Association of Police Chiefs of Major Cities in the Mid- Yeast Police Report. The number of murders has decreased by 51% compared to the same period last year, according to this statistic.
