With its history of protest and progressive politics, Portland, Oregon, has been a goal of President Donald Trump since his first time period.
Unlike different Democratic-run cities the place the president has tried to ship federal troops, the Pacific Northwest metropolis isn’t even among the many nation’s 30 largest metro areas.
Despite Trump’s claims that federal troops are wanted as a result of town is “war-ravaged,” Portland didn’t rank among the many 30 U.S. cities with the very best violent crime charges final 12 months, based on the Real Time Crime Index — and its violent crime numbers have been dropping.
Trump stated he could be watching Portland carefully since 2018, when demonstrators arrange outdoors an ICE facility within the metropolis.
Protests erupted within the metropolis after the loss of life of George Floyd in 2020, with hundreds rallying for greater than 100 days. Without approval from native leaders, Trump despatched greater than 700 officers from federal companies. Oregon’s lawyer basic on the time sued the federal authorities in response.
As protests have continued within the metropolis this 12 months over the administration’s immigration actions, Trump escalated his response by calling in National Guard troops. The protests are ongoing, as a authorized battle unfolds over Trump’s federalization of the National Guard in Oregon.