A protester in an octopus costume at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility south of downtown Portland on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Half of the Oregon National Guard troops who have been waiting more than seven weeks for legal battles to play out over the deployment of federalized troops to Portland remain mobilized, despite Gov. Tina Kotek saying Wednesday that they would all be sent home.
Kotek announced Wednesday afternoon that she had heard from the U.S. Northern Command, which took control of 200 Oregon Guard members on Sept. 27, that it is demobilizing the guard and returning them to state command…