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Posts published in January 2026

News – December 31, 2025

The Oregonian: Trump drops National Guard deployment in Portland, other cities

Willamette Week: Trump Indicates He Will Send Oregon National Guard Members Home – President’s post says crime has been “greatly reduced” by having troops in the city. In fact, they barely deployed to the city at all.

KGW: Oregon governor says she hasn’t received word yet that National Guard troops can go home – City of Portland and state officials celebrated the news that President Trump will back off troop deployments, but could not confirm the truth of his claim

KGW: Timeline of legal showdown over National Guard deployment in Portland

KOIN: Washington lawmaker introduces bill banning masked law enforcement amid ICE raids

KATU: Portland residents react with skepticism to Trump’s removal of National Guard troops

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Portland, Chicago and LA for now – Oregon military officials say that National Guard members remain deployed as of Wednesday

News – December 29, 2025

The Oregonian: Frogs, shelters and a new city government: Portland’s political year in review

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB): In Washington orchards, immigration crackdown sows fear and uncertainty – The Trump administration’s deportation push has caused turmoil within the state’s farm labor workforce as federal legislation meant to improve the situation has stalled

Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon saw at least 1,100 immigration arrests in 2025 – Arrests in Oregon in 2025 almost 10 times as high as previous year