It would appear that this article is actually true. From the sources I was able to collect, I found that it currently seems that Oregons National Guard is currently supposed to be deployed however, a push from various officials including Oregon gov. Tina Kotek have urged the courts to reconsider, in the process putting the Guards deployment on hold. It seems at the moment that is unclear as to whether or not the guard is yet to be deployed. However, the summery above does not go into some of the broader details like the various peaceful protests and comparisons to other cities like Chicago & San Francisco where Trump has already sent troops too as well.
The CNN link provided helped provide a greater insight into the broader topics currently at play in Portland, Oregon. As mentioned above, the article does state that troops have been approved to move in however it also mentions that the restraining order for these actions has been extended for various legal reasons (primarily state officials urging them to reconsider). In an Oregon Live article, it mentions that "Lawyers for the state and city of Portland pledged to file a motion asking for swift reconsideration by a larger contingent of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals." The article would then go on to mention a quote Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued in a statement where he said, “Today’s ruling, if allowed to stand, would give the president unilateral power to put Oregon soldiers on our streets with almost no justification. We are on a dangerous path in America."
(https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/appeals-court-in-2-to-1-split-puts-hold-on-restraining-order-barring-trump-from-deploying-oregon-national-guard.html).
This statement provides further insights into some of the reasons behind the extension. However, this article might be biased to it being an Oregon oriented news site which may specifically be focusing more on one side of the argument. This is because Oregon is seen primarily as a blue state, however this doesn't necessarly mean its incorrect as President Trumps reasoning is also called into question with controversial statements and false claims. For instance, "The president told Bartiromo the cities he feels are in need of troop deployment are almost exclusively “Democrat-run,” describing them as “unsafe” and “a disaster.”
(https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/20/us/trump-san-francisco-national-guard-legal-battle-hnk)
Also, according to BBC "Portland is one of several mostly Democratic-led cities into which Trump has ordered National Guard troops, as part of a crackdown on what he describes as rampant crime. Other affected cities include Washington DC and Los Angeles." Now all of this calls into question the ethics behind the so called "deployment". However the BBC article also states, "A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can deploy National Guard troops Portland, Oregon, despite objections from local officials." Only further confirming the information stated above to be true.
(https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c201k3qky9lo)
