Hundreds of National Guard troops are being returned from federal service to their respective states, U.S. Northern Command announced Tuesday.

The troops spread across Oregon, southern California and Illinois were called into federal service to support the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The guard members were federalized over the objections of all three governors.

“All Title 10 troops in Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago are conducting demobilizing activities,” U.S. Northern Command stated. “They will return to their home units once their demobilization is complete.”

That process requires troops to travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, before returning home.

In November, the Trump administration demobilized some of the Oregon National Guard members under federal control, but retained 100 while the legal case continued to play out.

Late last month, Trump announced on social media that he would pause his effort to deploy the National Guard in Oregon, Illinois and California for now, but said he could change his mind in the future.

“While I am relieved that all our troops will finally return home, it does not make up for the personal sacrifices of more than 100 days, including holidays, spent in limbo,” Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement Tuesday.

This is breaking news and will be updated.

News Source : https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/06/oregon-national-guard-trump/