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Trump's deployments of the National Guard to Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland

Overview · reviewed October 28, 2026

President Donald Trump sent troops into Los Angeles in June 2025 over the objections of California's governor, and that fall tried to deploy them to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, to protect immigration agents amid protests.[1][2][3] Federal judges blocked much of it, and in December 2025 the Supreme Court blocked him from sending the Guard into American cities.[4][5][6] Trump announced on January 1, 2026, that the troops were being removed from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland,[7] and in October 2026 a federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that the Los Angeles deployment had been unlawful.[8]

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Federal judges blocked much of it, and in December 2025 the Supreme Court blocked him from sending the Guard into American cities.[4][5][6] Trump announced on January 1, 2026, that the troops were being removed from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland,[7] and in October 2026 a federal appeals court ruled 2-1 that the Los Angeles deployment had been unlawful.[8]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2025-06-02 (UTC): 29%, 54 of 189 tracked outlets (11 left, 26 center, 17 right)Week of 2025-06-09 (UTC): 48%, 96 of 199 tracked outlets (24 left, 44 center, 28 right)Week of 2025-06-16 (UTC): 21%, 25 of 118 tracked outlets (10 left, 12 center, 3 right)Week of 2025-06-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-06-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-07-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-07-14 (UTC): 16%, 29 of 184 tracked outlets (3 left, 21 center, 5 right)Week of 2025-07-21 (UTC): 8%, 16 of 190 tracked outlets (1 left, 12 center, 3 right)Week of 2025-07-28 (UTC): 5%, 9 of 187 tracked outlets (1 left, 6 center, 2 right)Week of 2025-08-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-08-11 (UTC): 12%, 21 of 181 tracked outlets (6 left, 13 center, 2 right)Week of 2025-08-18 (UTC): 8%, 16 of 191 tracked outlets (7 left, 8 center, 1 right)Week of 2025-08-25 (UTC): 4%, 7 of 199 tracked outlets (2 left, 4 center, 1 right)Week of 2025-09-01 (UTC): 28%, 50 of 177 tracked outlets (15 left, 25 center, 10 right)Week of 2025-09-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-09-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-09-22 (UTC): 1%, 2 of 189 tracked outlets (0 left, 2 center, 0 right)Week of 2025-09-29 (UTC): 34%, 68 of 202 tracked outlets (17 left, 36 center, 15 right)Week of 2025-10-06 (UTC): 40%, 73 of 181 tracked outlets (22 left, 37 center, 14 right)Week of 2025-10-13 (UTC): 17%, 31 of 182 tracked outlets (6 left, 19 center, 6 right)Week of 2025-10-20 (UTC): 23%, 45 of 194 tracked outlets (13 left, 18 center, 14 right)Week of 2025-10-27 (UTC): 7%, 13 of 174 tracked outlets (4 left, 5 center, 4 right)Week of 2025-11-03 (UTC): 17%, 36 of 209 tracked outlets (6 left, 23 center, 7 right)Week of 2025-11-10 (UTC): 4%, 7 of 188 tracked outlets (2 left, 4 center, 1 right)Week of 2025-11-17 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-11-24 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2025-12-22 (UTC): 22%, 31 of 139 tracked outlets (10 left, 12 center, 9 right)Week of 2025-12-29 (UTC): 20%, 34 of 166 tracked outlets (10 left, 17 center, 7 right)Week of 2026-01-05 (UTC): 3%, 5 of 198 tracked outlets (3 left, 1 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-01-12 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-01-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-02-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-16 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-23 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-03-30 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-06 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-04-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-04 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-11 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-18 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-05-25 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-01 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-08 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-15 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-22 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-06-29 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-06 (UTC): 3%, 14 of 560 tracked outlets (4 left, 5 center, 5 right)Week of 2026-07-13 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-20 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-07-27 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-03 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-10 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-08-17 (UTC): 2%, 11 of 464 tracked outlets (6 left, 4 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-08-24 (UTC): 1%, 5 of 466 tracked outlets (2 left, 3 center, 0 right)Week of 2026-08-31 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-07 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-14 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-21 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-09-28 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-05 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-12 (UTC): 4%, 17 of 476 tracked outlets (4 left, 11 center, 2 right)Week of 2026-10-19 (UTC): 1%, 7 of 479 tracked outlets (3 left, 4 center, 0 right)Week of 2026-10-26 (UTC): under 1%, 1 of 473 tracked outlets (0 left, 1 center, 0 right)Week of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 7 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (27 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Oct 26, 20260101 of 473under 1%
Oct 19, 20263407 of 4791%
Oct 12, 2026411217 of 4764%
Aug 24, 20262305 of 4661%
Aug 17, 202664111 of 4642%
Jul 6, 202645514 of 5603%
Jan 5, 20263115 of 1983%
Dec 29, 20251017734 of 16620%
Dec 22, 20251012931 of 13922%
Nov 10, 20252417 of 1884%
Nov 3, 2025623736 of 20917%
Oct 27, 202545413 of 1747%
Oct 20, 202513181445 of 19423%
Oct 13, 2025619631 of 18217%
Oct 6, 202522371473 of 18140%
Sep 29, 202517361568 of 20234%
Sep 22, 20250202 of 1891%
Sep 1, 202515251050 of 17728%
Aug 25, 20252417 of 1994%
Aug 18, 202578116 of 1918%
Aug 11, 2025613221 of 18112%
Jul 28, 20251629 of 1875%
Jul 21, 2025112316 of 1908%
Jul 14, 2025321529 of 18416%
Jun 16, 20251012325 of 11821%
Jun 9, 202524442896 of 19948%
Jun 2, 202511261754 of 18929%

Latest coverage

The newest reporting in this story's record.

  1. Oct 23, 2026 · first reported · Headline from Military.com

    Trump’s National Guard Deployment in California Illegal, Federal Appeals Court Rules

Background

In June 2025, after protests against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, President Donald Trump federalized California National Guard troops and sent them into the city, and more than 700 Marines were mobilized.[1][9] Gov. Gavin Newsom sued,[10] and a federal judge ordered Trump to return control of the Guard to the state before an appeals court took up the case.[11][12] The administration cut 2,000 troops from Los Angeles in July,[13] and the Marines left.[14] In September a judge ruled that the use of troops in Southern California's immigration protests was illegal.[4]

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In August Trump threatened to send the Guard to other Democratic-run cities such as Chicago, New York and Baltimore,[15] and he posted a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" about Chicago.[16] At the end of September, 200 members of the Oregon National Guard were placed under federal control to protect immigration officers in Portland, and Oregon and Portland sued.[3][17] US District Judge Karin Immergut, whom Trump appointed, blocked the deployment and then blocked Trump from sending California troops instead;[18][19][20] after a trial she issued a permanent in November.[5] In early October Trump authorized 300 Guard members for Chicago and sent 400 from Texas,[2][21] and Illinois and Chicago sued.[22] An appeals court blocked the Illinois deployment,[23] and the case went to the Supreme Court.[24]

On December 23 the Supreme Court issued a decision blocking Trump from sending the Guard into American cities.[6] Trump said on New Year's Day that the troops were being withdrawn from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, claiming they had brought down crime.[7] Guard troops also patrolled New Orleans for eight months before the deployment ended in August 2026,[25][26] and the deployment in Washington, D.C., expanded that summer.[27] In October 2026 an appeals court ruled 2-1 that the Los Angeles deployment had been unlawful.[8]

Supporting stories (27)
  1. California files lawsuit against Trump for deploying National Guard to Los Angeles
  2. Trump says he'll send National Guard to Chicago, but details remain unclear
  3. Oregon leaders say Trump is deploying 200 National Guard troops within the state
  4. Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules
  5. Judge permanently blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland
  6. Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now
  7. Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
  8. Trump’s National Guard Deployment in California Illegal, Federal Appeals Court Rules
  9. Trump sends Marines and more National Guard members to Los Angeles amid protests
  10. Appeals court lets Trump keep troops in LA, turning tables on ruling favoring Newsom
  11. Appeals court temporarily blocks judge's ruling to return control of National Guard to California
  12. Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of National Guard Troops Deployed to Los Angeles
  13. Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles
  14. Pentagon withdraws 700 Marines from Los Angeles
  15. President Trump threatens to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago
  16. Trump Threatens Chicago with 'Department of War'
  17. Oregon sues to block Trump’s National Guard deployment
  18. Appeals court restores Trump’s control over Oregon National Guard, but deployment remains barred
  19. Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
  20. Gov. Newsom says Trump administration has deployed California National Guard troops to Oregon
  21. Pritzker says Trump administration intends to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members
  22. Illinois, Chicago sue to block National Guard deployment
  23. Court: National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for now
  24. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
  25. Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrol
  26. Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French Quarter
  27. Democratic-led states face backlash over National Guard deployments in Washington

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 48 recorded updates

October 2026

  1. Trump’s National Guard Deployment in California Illegal, Federal Appeals Court RulesHeadline from Military.com · 8 outlets
  2. Appeals court judges question the government about Trump's DC National Guard deploymentHeadline from NBC4 Washington · 17 outlets

August 2026

  1. Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French QuarterHeadline from Bangor Daily News · 5 outlets
  2. Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crimeHeadline from KAAL Rochester · 12 outlets

July 2026

  1. Democratic-led states face backlash over National Guard deployments in WashingtonHeadline from WDIO Duluth · 14 outlets

January 2026

  1. Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrolHeadline from WHEC Rochester · 5 outlets

December 2025

  1. Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for nowHeadline from The Boston Globe · 29 outlets
  2. National Guard arrives in New Orleans for 1st New Year's since Bourbon Street attackHeadline from GBH News · 12 outlets
  3. Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for nowHeadline from Seattle Times · 33 outlets

November 2025

  1. Trump administration appeals judge’s ruling barring troop deployment in PortlandHeadline from The Columbian · 7 outlets
  2. Judge permanently blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to PortlandHeadline from CBS News · 13 outlets
  3. Judge rules Trump administration failed to meet legal requirements for deploying troops to PortlandHeadline from Bangor Daily News · 12 outlets

October 2025

  1. Federal judge extends order blocking Trump from deploying National Guard troops to PortlandHeadline from KRDO · 26 outlets
  2. Federal trial to start over Trump's efforts to deploy the National Guard in Portland, OregonHeadline from WFMZ Allentown · 11 outlets
  3. National Guard deployments in Washington, DC, and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearingsHeadline from The Boston Globe · 6 outlets
  4. Judge extends block of Illinois National Guard deployment until Supreme Court rulingHeadline from Fox32 Chicago · 6 outlets
  5. Ninth Circuit Panel (by 2-1 Vote): President Trump Likely Lawfully Ordered National Guard to PortlandHeadline from Reason · 7 outlets
  6. Appeals court clears Trump’s Portland troop deploymentHeadline from The Week · 30 outlets
  7. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago areaHeadline from MyNorthwest · 27 outlets
  8. Federal judge is extending temporary orders barring Trump administration from deploying National Guard to PortlandHeadline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri · 9 outlets
  9. Court: National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for nowHeadline from Bangor Daily News · 43 outlets
  10. Federal court to weigh Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago areaHeadline from Bangor Daily News · 29 outlets
  11. National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump’s latest move to send troops to citiesHeadline from Seattle Times · 25 outlets
  12. Illinois, Chicago sue to block National Guard deploymentHeadline from The Hill · 43 outlets
  13. California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to OregonHeadline from NBC 6 South Florida · 21 outlets

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